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Prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility, and genetic diversity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa as intestinal colonizer in the community

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Pages 654-657 | Received 27 Oct 2014, Accepted 02 Mar 2015, Published online: 02 Apr 2015

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