International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 610-612 , June 2010

Detection of the first two Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates with sequence type 258 producing KPC-2 carbapenemase in Denmark

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PII: S0924-8579(10)00069-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.01.024

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 610-612 , June 2010

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