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Letter to the Editor

Predictors of mortality for KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections in adult neutropenic patients with haematological malignancies

Stelios F. AssimakopoulosDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Rion-Patras, Greece; Correspondence[email protected]
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Vasileios LazarisDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Rion-Patras, Greece; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4886-5700
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Matthaios Papadimitriou-OlivgerisDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Rion-Patras, Greece;
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Maria LagadinouDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Rion-Patras, Greece;
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Evgenia VerigouDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Rion-Patras, Greece;
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Evangelia TzouvaraDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Rion-Patras, Greece;
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Fevronia KolonitsiouDepartment of Microbiology, University Hospital of Patras, Rion-Patras, Greece
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Myrto ChristofidouDepartment of Microbiology, University Hospital of Patras, Rion-Patras, Greece
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Argiris SymeonidisDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Rion-Patras, Greece; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3685-3473
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Markos MarangosDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Rion-Patras, Greece;
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Pages 446-449 | Received 29 Feb 2020, Accepted 07 Mar 2020, Published online: 25 Mar 2020

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