High isolation rates of multidrug-resistant bacteria from water and carpets of mosques

Mostafa Mohamed Mohamed AliDepartment of BiologyFaculty of Science, El-Margeb University, Elkhomes, Libya

Fuoad AlemaryDepartment of BiologyFaculty of Science, El-Margeb University, Elkhomes, Libya

Amna AlrtailDepartment of LaboratoriesMicrobiology Unit, Central Hospital, Zliten, Libya

Moftah M. RzegDepartment of LaboratoriesMicrobiology Unit, Central Hospital, Zliten, Libya

Abdulla M. AlbakushDepartment of LaboratoriesMicrobiology Unit, Central Hospital, Zliten, Libya

Khalifa Sifaw GhengheshEl-Nakheel CompoundEl-Sherouk City, Cairo, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]

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