Bloodstream infections caused by multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae producing the carbapenem-hydrolysing VIM-1 metallo-β-lactamase: First Italian outbreak
Cagnacci, S.; Gualco, L.; Roveta, S.et al.
2008 • In Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 61 (2), p. 296-300
Cagnacci, S.; Di.S.C.A.T., Microbiology Unit University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Gualco, L.; Di.S.C.A.T., Microbiology Unit University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Roveta, S.; Di.S.C.A.T., Microbiology Unit University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Mannelli, S.; Di.S.C.A.T., Microbiology Unit University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Borgianni, L.; Department of Molecular Biology, Microbiology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Docquier, Jean-Denis ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Centre d'ingénierie des protéines
Dodi, F.; Department of Infectious Diseases, S. Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy
Centanaro, M.; Department of Anaesthesiology - Critical Care, S. Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy
Debbia, E.; Di.S.C.A.T., Microbiology Unit University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Marchese, A.; Di.S.C.A.T., Microbiology Unit University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Rossolini, G. M.; Department of Molecular Biology, Microbiology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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English
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Bloodstream infections caused by multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae producing the carbapenem-hydrolysing VIM-1 metallo-β-lactamase: First Italian outbreak
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