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Polymyxin B Consumption and Incidence of Gram-Negative Bacteria Intrinsically Resistant to Polymyxins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Diego R. Falci ,
Liliane S. Pacheco ,
Luciana S. Puga ,
Renato C. F. da Silva ,
Anelise P. Alves ,
Paulo R. P. Behar  and
Alexandre P. Zavascki
Diego R. Falci*
Affiliation:
Infection Control Service, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Liliane S. Pacheco
Affiliation:
Infection Control Service, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Luciana S. Puga
Affiliation:
Infection Control Service, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Renato C. F. da Silva
Affiliation:
Infection Control Service, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Anelise P. Alves
Affiliation:
Infection Control Service, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Paulo R. P. Behar
Affiliation:
Infection Control Service, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Alexandre P. Zavascki
Affiliation:
Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
*
Infection Control Service, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, 596 Francisco Trein Street, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil (diego.falci@gmail.com)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 5 , May 2012 , pp. 536 - 537
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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