An urgent call for infectious diseases specialists

Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 269-270

  Fatkenheuer G ^a   Kern, W V ^b   Salzberger, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; SPECIALIZATION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84960329065     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: 14390973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-016-0886-y     Document Type: Article

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