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. 2017 Aug 15;65(4):702-703.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cix393.

Colistin Resistance in Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: De Novo or Drug Exposure?

Nenad Macesic  1   2 , Brian Nelson  3 , Anne-Catrin Uhlemann  1
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Colistin Resistance in Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: De Novo or Drug Exposure?

Nenad Macesic et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
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    van Duin D, Bonomo RA. van Duin D, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Aug 15;65(4):703-704. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix394. Clin Infect Dis. 2017. PMID: 29017266 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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