Pediatric Bloodstream Infections in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns, and Predictors of Mortality - 2026
Pediatric Bloodstream Infections in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns, and Predictors of Mortality
Battisti, Oreste ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques
Van der Linden, Dimitri
Lupande Mwenebitu, David
Mbusa Kambale, Richard
Language :
English
Title :
Pediatric Bloodstream Infections in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns, and Predictors of Mortality
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