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The antimicrobial activity of ceftobiprole against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A large tertiary care university hospital experience in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Lamees A. Altamimi, Leen A. Altamimi and Ali M. Somily
Saudi Medical Journal January 2022, 43 (1) 31-36; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.1.20210587
Lamees A. Altamimi
From the College of Medicine (Lamees Altamimi, Leen Altamimi), and from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Somily), King Saud University, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Leen A. Altamimi
From the College of Medicine (Lamees Altamimi, Leen Altamimi), and from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Somily), King Saud University, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ali M. Somily
From the College of Medicine (Lamees Altamimi, Leen Altamimi), and from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Somily), King Saud University, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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