The Role of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Lung Abscesses: A Geographic Phenomenon (for Now!)
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- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 42 (1) , 152-153
- https://doi.org/10.1086/498750
Abstract
SIR— We wish to comment on the informative article by Wang et al. [1] from Taiwan and the erudite editorial by Bartlett [2] concerning the role of Klebsiella pnKeywords
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