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Editorial
. 2022 Aug 1:9:987011.
doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.987011. eCollection 2022.

Editorial: Biofilm-mediated nosocomial infections and its association with antimicrobial resistance: Detection, prevention, and management

Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi  1   2   3   4 , Balaji Veeraraghavan  2   5 , Esther Karunakaran  1   2   3 , Peter N Monk  2   6
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Editorial: Biofilm-mediated nosocomial infections and its association with antimicrobial resistance: Detection, prevention, and management

Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi et al. Front Med (Lausanne). .
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Keywords: alternative therapies; antimicrobial resistance; biofilm; disease surveillance; nosocomial infection.

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