Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in surveillance cultures from hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients

Vivek G Bhat; Sanjay K Biswas; Rohini S Kelkar; Navin Khattry

doi:10.4103/0971-5851.103156

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2012; 33(03): 190-191
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.103156

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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in surveillance cultures from hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients

Vivek G Bhat

Department of Microbiology, Advanced Center for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Sanjay K Biswas

Department of Microbiology, Advanced Center for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Rohini S Kelkar

Department of Microbiology, Advanced Center for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Navin Khattry

Department of Microbiology, Advanced Center for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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