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Editorial
. 2018 Feb 1;66(4):494-496.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cix826.

Insight Into the Complex Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

Gabriel Birgand  1 , Jean-Ralph Zahar  2   3 , Jean-Christophe Lucet  2   4
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Editorial

Insight Into the Complex Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

Gabriel Birgand et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cross-transmission; epidemiology; intensive care units; multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae; transmissibility.

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