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Klin Padiatr 2013; 225(01): 43-44
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1312678
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Holy Water Associated Pulmonary Infection with a Multiresistant Acinetobacter Baumanii in an 11-Year-Old Child

Weihwasser-assoziierte pulmonale Infektion mit multiresistentem Acinetobacter baumanii
M. Michel
1   Klinik für Allgemeine Pädiatrie, Campus Kiel, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
,
A. Entenmann
1   Klinik für Allgemeine Pädiatrie, Campus Kiel, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
,
T. Wiemann
1   Klinik für Allgemeine Pädiatrie, Campus Kiel, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
,
A. van Baalen
1   Klinik für Allgemeine Pädiatrie, Campus Kiel, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
,
M. Krause
1   Klinik für Allgemeine Pädiatrie, Campus Kiel, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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Publication Date:
20 July 2012 (online)

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Key words

pulmonary infection - multiresistant acinetobacter - holy water - transmission

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pulmonale Infektion - multiresistenter Acinetobacter baumanii - Weihwasser - Übertragung
 

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