First report of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in Brazil

Jussimara Monteiro et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Jan.

. 2009 Jan;53(1):333-4.

doi: 10.1128/AAC.00736-08. Epub 2008 Nov 17.

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Early dissemination of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in Brazil.
Pavez M, Mamizuka EM, Lincopan N. Pavez M, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Jun;53(6):2702. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00089-09. Epub 2009 Mar 30. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009. PMID: 19332672 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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