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. 2015;6(5):407-9.
doi: 10.1080/21505594.2015.1030101. Epub 2015 May 7.

Klebsiella pneumoniae and the pyogenic liver abscess: implications and association of the presence of rpmA genes and expression of hypermucoviscosity

María Dolores Alcántar-Curiel  1 , Jorge A Girón
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Klebsiella pneumoniae and the pyogenic liver abscess: implications and association of the presence of rpmA genes and expression of hypermucoviscosity

María Dolores Alcántar-Curiel et al. Virulence. 2015.
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Keywords: ESBL; Klebsiella pneumoniae; hypermucoviscosity; pyogenic liver abscess; rmpA gene; virulence factors.

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