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Short Report

A novel plasmid carrying carbapenem-resistant gene blaKPC-2 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Yan-Yan Hu1 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Qi Wang1 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Qiao-Ling Sun1 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Gong-Xiang Chen1 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Rong Zhang1 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1285-1288 | Published online: 14 May 2019

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