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Letter to the Editor

The rising problem of hospital antimicrobial resistance and the challenges of antibiotic prescription in Brazil

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Pages 358-359 | Received 18 Sep 2020, Accepted 17 Nov 2020, Published online: 04 Dec 2020

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