The ongoing challenge of acquired carbapenemases: a hospital outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae simultaneously producing VIM-1 and KPC-2.

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Published in Int J Antimicrob Agents on May 26, 2010

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A Zioga, V Miriagou, E Tzelepi, E Douzinas, M Tsakiri, N J Legakis, G L Daikos, L S Tzouvelekis

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