The prevalence and risk factors of nosocomial Acinetobacter blood stream infections in tertiary teaching hospital in north-eastern Malaysia

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The prevalence and risk factors of nosocomial Acinetobacter blood stream infections in tertiary teaching hospital in north-eastern Malaysia

Acinetobacter spp. is a known nosocomial pathogen causing a wide range of clinical diseases mainly pneumonia, wound infections and blood stream infections (BSI). A cross sectional descriptive study was performed to determine the prevalence of Acinetobacter infection in Hospital Universiti Sains Mala...

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Published in:	Tropical Biomedicine
Main Author:	Deris Z.Z.; Harun A.; Omar M.; Johari M.R.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	2009
Online Access:	https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-72449140140&partnerID=40&md5=adf2fe64e2ab94380ad539b0ec3e7a25

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