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抗生物質耐性の世界的な負担: グローバルなパズルの重要なピース

  • 0National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare AssociatedInfections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London W12 0NN, UK; Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, India.
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2022年6月26日

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