African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Detection of outbreak caused by multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Assiut University Hospitals

Enas A. Daef
  • Enas A. Daef
  • Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt
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Ismail S. Mohamed
  • Ismail S. Mohamed
  • Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt
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Ahmed S. Ahmed
  • Ahmed S. Ahmed
  • Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt
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Sherein G. El-Gendy*
  • Sherein G. El-Gendy*
  • Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt
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Ibrahim M. Sayed
  • Ibrahim M. Sayed
  • Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt
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  •  Received: 25 March 2014
  •  Accepted: 12 May 2014
  •  Published: 28 May 2014

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