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Case report

Cure of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteraemia with continuous intravenous infusion of colistin

Argyris Michalopoulos From the Departments of Intensive Care Unit, ‘Henry Dunant’ Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Sofia K. Kasiakou Medicine, ‘Henry Dunant’ Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Evangelos S. Rosmarakis Medicine, ‘Henry Dunant’ Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Matthew E. Falagas Medicine, ‘Henry Dunant’ Hospital, Athens, Greece; Tufts University School of Medicine, Massachusetts, Boston, USA; Alfa HealthCare, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 142-145 | Received 26 Apr 2004, Accepted 06 Oct 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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