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Acinetobacter calcoaceticus–Acinetobacter baumannii Complex Is Not Equal to A. baumannii

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Shih-Yang Su*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Chien-Ming Chao
Affiliation:
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan; and Department of Nursing, Min-Hwei College of Health Care Management, Tainan, Taiwan
*
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, No. 201, Taikang, Taikang Vil., Liuying Dist., Tainan City 736, Taiwan (R.O.C.) (ccm870958@yahoo.com.tw)
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Abstract

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Type
Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013 

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