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Acta Clinica Belgica
International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
Volume 78, 2023 - Issue 3
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Infections caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in non-endemic countries: three case reports and review of the literature

Wannes Van Hoostea Department of Nephrology and Infectious Diseases, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AVBrugge, Belgium
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Marthe Vanrentergemb Department of Medical Microbiology, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AVBrugge, Belgium
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Eric Nulensb Department of Medical Microbiology, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AVBrugge, Belgium
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Christophe Snauwaertc Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AVBrugge, Belgium
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Deborah De Geyterd Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Rembert Mertense Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Jens T. Van Praeta Department of Nephrology and Infectious Diseases, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AVBrugge, Belgium;f Faculty of Medicine and Health sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 229-233 | Published online: 29 Jul 2022

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