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Research Article

Risk factors for infection and predictors of mortality among patients with KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit

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Pages 642-648 | Received 31 Jan 2014, Accepted 05 May 2014, Published online: 14 Jul 2014

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