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. 2012 Oct;33(10):1051-2.
doi: 10.1086/667741. Epub 2012 Aug 27.

Lack of seasonality in the occurrence of multidrug-resistant Acinectobacter baumannii complex

Yuriko Fukuta  1 , Lloyd G Clarke, Ryan K Shields, Marilyn M Wagener, A William Pasculle, Yohei Doi
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Lack of seasonality in the occurrence of multidrug-resistant Acinectobacter baumannii complex

Yuriko Fukuta et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Oct.
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Incidence of non-MDR and MDR A. baumannii complex cases by calendar month, along with average monthly high temperatures over the 11-year study period.
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