Published in J Infect Dis on February 01, 2005
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Complete nucleotide sequences of blaKPC-4- and blaKPC-5-harboring IncN and IncX plasmids from Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated in New Jersey. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2012) 1.70
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HIV mono-infection is associated with FIB-4 - A noninvasive index of liver fibrosis - in women. Clin Infect Dis (2011) 1.37
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Prevalence, incidence, and persistence or recurrence of trichomoniasis among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive women and among HIV-negative women at high risk for HIV infection. Clin Infect Dis (2002) 1.35
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