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Antimicrobial Resistance: a Prospective 5-year Study

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Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

    N. Taylor

  2. Department of Pharmacy, Liverpool, UK

    N.J. Reilly

  3. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool, UK

    P.B. Baines

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Liverpool Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK

    H. K. F. van Saene M.D.

  2. Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital of Getafe, Madrid, Spain

    M. A. De La Cal M.D.

  3. Emergency Department and Unit of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Presidio Ospedaliero of Gorizia, Gorizia, Italy

    L. Silvestri M.D.

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van Saene, H., Taylor, N., Reilly, N., Baines, P. (2005). Antimicrobial Resistance: a Prospective 5-year Study. In: van Saene, H.K.F., De La Cal, M.A., Silvestri, L. (eds) Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit. Topics in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. Springer, Milano . https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0361-X_28

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