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Research Article

Risk factors for the acquisition of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a burn unit: An appraisal of the effect of colonization pressure

Ricardo de Souza Cavalcante From the Departamento de Doenças Tropicais, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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Priscila Canet From the Departamento de Doenças Tropicais, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza From the Departamento de Doenças Tropicais, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo State, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 593-598 | Received 05 Mar 2014, Accepted 23 Apr 2014, Published online: 11 Jun 2014

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