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Prevalence of carbapenemase genes among multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from tertiary care centers in Southern Thailand

Phanvasri Saengsuwan, Narongdet Kositpantawong, Soontara Kawila, Wichien Patugkaro and Chonticha Romyasamit
Saudi Medical Journal September 2022, 43 (9) 991-999; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.9.20220219
Phanvasri Saengsuwan
From the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering (Saengsuwan), From the Department of Internal Medicine (Kositpantawong), from the Department of Pathology (Kawila), Microbiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University; from the Microbiology Clinical Pathology Division (Patugkaro), Hat Yai Hospital, Hat Yai; and from the School of Allied Health Sciences (Romyasamit), Walailak University, Walailak, Thailand.
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Narongdet Kositpantawong
From the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering (Saengsuwan), From the Department of Internal Medicine (Kositpantawong), from the Department of Pathology (Kawila), Microbiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University; from the Microbiology Clinical Pathology Division (Patugkaro), Hat Yai Hospital, Hat Yai; and from the School of Allied Health Sciences (Romyasamit), Walailak University, Walailak, Thailand.
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Soontara Kawila
From the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering (Saengsuwan), From the Department of Internal Medicine (Kositpantawong), from the Department of Pathology (Kawila), Microbiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University; from the Microbiology Clinical Pathology Division (Patugkaro), Hat Yai Hospital, Hat Yai; and from the School of Allied Health Sciences (Romyasamit), Walailak University, Walailak, Thailand.
BSc (Med Tech)
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Wichien Patugkaro
From the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering (Saengsuwan), From the Department of Internal Medicine (Kositpantawong), from the Department of Pathology (Kawila), Microbiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University; from the Microbiology Clinical Pathology Division (Patugkaro), Hat Yai Hospital, Hat Yai; and from the School of Allied Health Sciences (Romyasamit), Walailak University, Walailak, Thailand.
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Chonticha Romyasamit
From the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering (Saengsuwan), From the Department of Internal Medicine (Kositpantawong), from the Department of Pathology (Kawila), Microbiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University; from the Microbiology Clinical Pathology Division (Patugkaro), Hat Yai Hospital, Hat Yai; and from the School of Allied Health Sciences (Romyasamit), Walailak University, Walailak, Thailand.
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Phanvasri Saengsuwan, Narongdet Kositpantawong, Soontara Kawila, Wichien Patugkaro, Chonticha Romyasamit
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Saudi Medical Journal Sep 2022, 43 (9) 991-999; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2022.43.9.20220219
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