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Case Reports
. 2008 Sep;52(9):3463-4.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.00543-08. Epub 2008 Jul 21.

Plasmid-encoded carbapenem-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase OXA-48 in an imipenem-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae strain from Belgium

Gaelle Cuzon, Thierry Naas, Pierre Bogaerts, Youri Glupczynski, Te-Din Huang, Patrice Nordmann
Case Reports

Plasmid-encoded carbapenem-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase OXA-48 in an imipenem-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae strain from Belgium

Gaelle Cuzon et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Sep.
No abstract available

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