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Asiye Karakullukçu1, Mustafa Akker2, Mert Ahmet Kuşkucu3
1Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul Health and Technology University, Istanbul, Turkey. asiyekarakullukcu@gmail.com.
Scientific Reports
|February 21, 2026
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Antibiotic stewardshipEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayHealthcare-associated infectionsIntensive care unitPathogen-specific IgGRapid diagnostic testMore Related Videos
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