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Evaluation of antibiotic combinations against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii using the E-test

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This study was presented in part at the 41st annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), San Diego, CA, USA, October 9–12, 2003

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  1. Center for Infectious Diseases, T. J. Samson Community Hospital, 1214 North Race Street, Glasgow, KY 42141, USA

    F. A. Haddad

  2. Department of Pathology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, 10595, USA

    K. Van Horn, C. Carbonaro & M. Aguero-Rosenfeld

  3. Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, 10595, USA

    M. Aguero-Rosenfeld & G. P. Wormser

  4. Division of Infectious Diseases, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, 10595, USA

    G. P. Wormser

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Haddad, F.A., Van Horn, K., Carbonaro, C. et al. Evaluation of antibiotic combinations against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii using the E-test. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 24, 577–579 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-005-1366-y

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