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Research Article

Low 30-day mortality and low carbapenem-resistance in a decade of Acinetobacter bacteraemia in South Sweden

Erik Ingeforsa Department of Infectious Diseases, Helsingborg Hospital, Helsingborg, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4901-2224View further author information
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Jonas Tverringa Department of Infectious Diseases, Helsingborg Hospital, Helsingborg, Sweden;b Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, SwedenView further author information
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Fatima Nafaac Clinical Microbiology, Infection Prevention and Control, Region Skåne, Lund, SwedenView further author information
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Niklas Jönssonc Clinical Microbiology, Infection Prevention and Control, Region Skåne, Lund, SwedenView further author information
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Sara Karlsson Söbirkb Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;c Clinical Microbiology, Infection Prevention and Control, Region Skåne, Lund, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3789-0532View further author information
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Charlott Kjölvmarka Department of Infectious Diseases, Helsingborg Hospital, Helsingborg, SwedenView further author information
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Oskar Ljungquista Department of Infectious Diseases, Helsingborg Hospital, Helsingborg, Sweden;d Clinical Infection Medicine, Department of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2009324 | Received 26 Aug 2021, Accepted 18 Nov 2021, Published online: 10 Dec 2021

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