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Case Reports
. 2009 May;15(5):827-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid1505.081536.

Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase, Canada

Dylan R Pillai, Roberto Melano, Prasad Rawte, Stephen Lo, Nathalie Tijet, Milan Fuksa, Nancy Roda, David J Farrell, Sigmund Krajden
Case Reports

Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase, Canada

Dylan R Pillai et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 May.
No abstract available

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