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Letter to the Editor

High rates of antimicrobial resistance of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated from clinical samples in Northeast of Brazil

Miguel Araújo Rios NetoDepartment of Biomedicine, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, PI, Brazil
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Vaneska Magalhães RiosDepartment of Biomedicine, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, PI, Brazil
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Luiza Franco CoráDepartment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Triangulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Marcela Machado FonsecaDepartment of Biomedicine, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, PI, Brazil
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Kennio Ferreira-PaimDepartment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Triangulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Fernanda Machado FonsecaDepartment of Biomedicine, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, PI, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 229-231 | Received 29 Aug 2017, Accepted 16 Sep 2017, Published online: 23 Sep 2017

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