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Spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clones in Asia

    Shio-Shin Jean

    Department of Emergency Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

     & 
    Po-Ren Hsueh

    * Author for correspondence:

    E-mail Address: hsporen@ntu.edu.tw

    Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

    Published Online:https://doi.org/10.2217/fmb.13.157
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