High and Increasing Oxa-51 DNA Load Predict Mortality in Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteremia: Implication for Pathogenesis and Evaluation of Therapy

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Yu-Chung Chuang,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Tapei, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Douliou City, Taiwan
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Shan-Chwen Chang ,

* E-mail: wangwk@hawaii.edu (W-KW); changsc@ntu.edu.tw (S-CC)

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Tapei, Taiwan
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Wei-Kung Wang

* E-mail: wangwk@hawaii.edu (W-KW); changsc@ntu.edu.tw (S-CC)

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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