Outbreak of multi-resistant Corynebacterium striatum infection in an Italian general intensive care unit

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Iaria, C.
Stassi, G.
Costa, G. B.
Biondo, C.
Gerace, E.
Noto, A.
Spinella, S. G.
David, A.
Cascio, A.
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[1] Univ Messina, Dipartimento Patol Umana, Scuola Specializzazione Malattie Infet, I-98125 Messina, Italy
[2] Univ Messina, AILMI, Messina, Italy
[3] Univ Messina, Microbiol Serv, Messina, Italy
[4] Univ Messina, Dipartimento Patol & Microbiol Sperimentale, Messina, Italy
[5] Univ Messina, Dipartimento Neurosci, Messina, Italy
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10.1016/j.jhin.2007.07.002
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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