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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 28, 1996 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Use of Interrepeat PCR Fingerprinting to Investigate an Acinetobacter baumannii Outbreak in an Intensive Care Unit

Sylvia B. Debast Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Nijmegen, St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Jaques F. G. M. Meis Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Nijmegen, St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Willem J. G. Melchers Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Nijmegen, St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Jacomina A. A. Hoogkamp-Korstanje Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Nijmegen, St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Andreas Voss Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Nijmegen, St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Pages 577-581 | Received 12 Apr 1996, Accepted 05 Sep 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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