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Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Community-Onset Acinetobacter baumannii Infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Seung Ji Kang ,
Cheol-In Kang ,
So Yeon Park ,
Young Eun Ha ,
Eun-Jeong Joo ,
Doo Ryeon Chung ,
Kyong Ran Peck ,
Nam Yong Lee  and
Jae-Hoon Song
Seung Ji Kang
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
Cheol-In Kang*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
So Yeon Park
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Young Eun Ha
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Eun-Jeong Joo
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Doo Ryeon Chung
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Kyong Ran Peck
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Nam Yong Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Jae-Hoon Song
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
*
Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Irwon-ro 81, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Republic of Korea, (collacin@hotmail.com)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 10 , October 2012 , pp. 1053 - 1055
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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