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The global crisis of multidrug resistance: how to face healthcare associated infections without effective antibiotics?

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Mammina C. The global crisis of multidrug resistance: how to face healthcare associated infections without effective antibiotics?. Iran J Microbiol. 1;5(2):99-101.