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. 2010 Apr;48(4):1506-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00315-10. Epub 2010 Mar 3.

Outbreak of infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 258 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase 3 in an intensive care unit in Italy

Caterina Mammina, Daniela Maria Palma, Celestino Bonura, Maria Rosa Anna Plano, Rachele Monastero, Concetta Sodano, Cinzia Calà, Romano Tetamo

Outbreak of infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 258 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase 3 in an intensive care unit in Italy

Caterina Mammina et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Apr.
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