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The increasing threat of Pseudomonas aeruginosa high-risk clones.
Drug resistance updates : reviews and commentaries in antimicrobial and anticancer chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2000
Oliver Antonio, Mulet Xavier, López-Causapé Carla, Juan Carlos
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The increasing prevalence of chronic and hospital-acquired infections produced by multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This growing threat results from the extraordinary capacity of this pathogen for developing resistance through chromosomal mutations and from the increasing prevalence of transferable...
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