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Review

Recent advances in antibacterial applications of metal nanoparticles (MNPs) and metal nanocomposites (MNCs) against multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria

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Pages 419-428 | Received 03 Mar 2019, Accepted 01 May 2019, Published online: 17 May 2019

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