Holy Water Associated Pulmonary Infection with a Multiresistant Acinetobacter Baumanii in an 11-Year-Old Child

Key words

pulmonary infection - multiresistant acinetobacter - holy water - transmission

Schlüsselwörter

pulmonale Infektion - multiresistenter Acinetobacter baumanii - Weihwasser - Übertragung

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