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Letter to the Editor

Clonal spread of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates among Bulgarian critically ill patients undergoing renal replacement therapy (2016–2018)

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Pages 430-433 | Received 22 Jan 2020, Accepted 30 Jan 2020, Published online: 11 Feb 2020

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