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«The association between isolation of MDR strains, HIV infection, and intravenous drug abuse (the most important HIV risk factor in Italy) is not an unexpected result. We have already demonstrated that hospitalized HIV-infected patients are at increased risk of acquiring nosocomial bloodstream infections compared with other immunocompromised hosts.»