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Zana Baqi Najmadden1, Khalid Hama Salih2, Jihad Ibrahim Hama1

  • 1University of Halabja, Halabja, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

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在伊拉克的一名9个月大的婴儿身上发现了一种罕见的抗万科素肺炎菌株. 这一发现强调了抗生素耐药性的全球紧急威胁,以及需要新的治疗策略.

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