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Letter to the Editor

High incidence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) genes among antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria from patients of the Lithuanian National Cancer Center

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Pages 471-474 | Received 11 Feb 2019, Accepted 01 Mar 2019, Published online: 25 Mar 2019

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