Prevalence of Beta-Lactamase Producers in ICUs of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of North India

Dr. Poonam Sharma; Dr. Sarbjeet Sharma; Dr. Jasvir kaur

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Dr. Poonam Sharma
Dr. Sarbjeet Sharma
Dr. Jasvir kaur

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intensive care units, prevalence, betalactamase producers, cross-infection

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Prevalence of Beta-Lactamase Producers in ICUs of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of North India. (2015). Global Journal of Medical Research, 15(C3), 33-37. https://medicalresearchjournal.org/index.php/GJMR/article/view/943

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