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Features of infections due to Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli: emergence of sequence type 131.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Jul 2012
Kim Young Ah, Qureshi Zubair A, Adams-Haduch Jennifer M, Park Yoon Soo, Shutt Kathleen A, Doi Yohei
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BACKGROUND: Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae has become endemic in many US hospitals. On the other hand, KPC-producing Escherichia coli remains rare. METHODS: We studied infection or colonization due to KPC-producing E. coli identified at our hospital between Sept...
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