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CASE REPORT

A Case of Forearm Soft Tissue Infection Caused by Hypervirulent K. pneumoniae in an Otherwise Healthy 24-Year-Old Woman

Lingwei Kong1 Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde, Hebei, 067000, People’s Republic of China
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Yu Wang1 Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde, Hebei, 067000, People’s Republic of China
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Hairu Ji2 Pathology Teaching and Research Section, Chengde Medical College, Chengde, Hebei, 067000, People’s Republic of China
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Zhehong Li1 Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde, Hebei, 067000, People’s Republic of China
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Yupeng Sun1 Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde, Hebei, 067000, People’s Republic of China
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Yanchao Liu1 Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde, Hebei, 067000, People’s Republic of China
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Sheng Cao1 Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde, Hebei, 067000, People’s Republic of China
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Jingxin Zhao1 Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde, Hebei, 067000, People’s Republic of China
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Litao Shi1 Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde, Hebei, 067000, People’s Republic of China
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Yu Jin1 Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde, Hebei, 067000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 63-68 | Published online: 11 Jan 2022

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