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Review
. 2014 Jul;20(7):1235-6.
doi: 10.3201/eid2007.130094.

Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and hematologic malignancies

Livio Pagano, Morena Caira, Enrico Maria Trecarichi, Teresa Spanu, Roberta Di Blasi, Simona Sica, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Mario Tumbarello
Review

Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and hematologic malignancies

Livio Pagano et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Italy; Key words: Klebsiella pneumoniae; carbapenemases; hematologic malignancies.

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