OXA-23-producing ST25 Acinetobacter baumannii: First report in Bolivia.

J Glob Antimicrob Resist

Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Santa Maria alle Scotte University Hospital, 53100 Siena, Italy. Electronic address:

Published: March 2016


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