Fatal Case of Multi-Drug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Necrotizing Fasciitis

@article{Sullivan2010FatalCO,
  title={Fatal Case of Multi-Drug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Necrotizing Fasciitis},
  author={Donald R. Sullivan and Julia Shields and Giora Netzer},
  journal={The American Surgeon},
  year={2010},
  volume={76},
  pages={651 - 653}
}
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