Molecular Epidemiology of a Citywide Outbreak of Extended‐Spectrum β‐Lactamase–ProducingKlebsiella pneumoniaeInfection
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- 1 October 2002
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 35 (7) , 834-841
- https://doi.org/10.1086/342577
Abstract
Multidrug-resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae are a problem in many hospitals. In 1999, the molecular epidemiology of K. pneumoniae with extenKeywords
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