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Letter to the Editor

Identification of an NDM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from diabetic foot ulcer in China

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Pages 460-462 | Received 03 Nov 2017, Accepted 08 Nov 2017, Published online: 22 Nov 2017

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