Multi-antibiotic Resistance — Factors Impacting the Prevalence of MDR Bacteria
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Evaluation of the Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Multidrug Resistance Bacteria and Its Association With Patients' Predictive Factors
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