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Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections: the use of colistin

Argyris S Michalopoulos Intensive Care Unit, Henry Dunant Hospital, 107 Mesogeion Ave., 11528 Athens, Greece;[email protected]
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Dimitra C Karatza Intensive Care Unit, Henry Dunant Hospital, 107 Mesogeion Ave., 11528 Athens, Greece; Intensive Care Unit, Henry Dunant Hospital, 107 Mesogeion Ave., 11528 Athens, Greece
Pages 1009-1017 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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