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Plasmid Dynamics in KPC-Positive Klebsiella pneumoniae during Long-Term Patient Colonization
29 Jun 2016
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UNLABELLED: Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains are formidable hospital pathogens that pose a serious threat to patients around the globe due to a rising incidence in health care facilities, high mortality rates associated with infection, and potential to spread antibiotic resistance to other bacterial species, such as Escherichia coli Over 6 months in 2011, 17 patients at the National Institutes...
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