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High antimicrobial resistant rates among Gram-negative pathogens in intensive care units

A retrospective study at a tertiary care hospital in Southwest Saudi Arabia

Mutasim E. Ibrahim
Saudi Medical Journal October 2018, 39 (10) 1035-1043; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.10.22944
Mutasim E. Ibrahim
From the Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
PhD, MHPE
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