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Bloodstream infections caused by carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: a clinical perspective

George L Daikos First Department of Propaedeutic Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. [email protected]; First Department of Propaedeutic Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. [email protected]
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Antonis Markogiannakis Department of Pharmacy, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece; Department of Pharmacy, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Maria Souli Fourth Department of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece; Fourth Department of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Leonidas S Tzouvelekis Department of Microbiology School of Medicine, University of Athens; Department of Microbiology School of Medicine, University of Athens
Pages 1393-1404 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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