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Letter to the Editor

Appropriateness of empirical therapy in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae intensive care unit acquired infection: role of surveillance cultures

Francesco SbranaU.O. Lipoaferesi, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Via Moruzzi,1 - Pisa, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Paolo MalcarneU.O. Anestesia e Rianimazione VI° – Pronto Soccorso, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy;
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Gaia BernardeschiU.O. Anestesia e Rianimazione VI° – Pronto Soccorso, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy;
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Andrea RipoliU.O. Lipoaferesi, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Via Moruzzi,1 - Pisa, Italy;
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Carlo TasciniU.O. Malattie Infettive, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
Pages 643-645 | Received 08 Mar 2016, Accepted 20 Mar 2016, Published online: 11 May 2016

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