An update of the evolving epidemic of blaKPC-2-carrying Klebsiella pneumoniae in Greece (2009-10).

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Published in J Antimicrob Chemother on May 04, 2011

Authors

Panagiota Giakkoupi1, Costas C Papagiannitsis, Vivi Miriagou, Olga Pappa, Michalis Polemis, Kyriaki Tryfinopoulou, Leonidas S Tzouvelekis, Alkiviadis C Vatopoulos

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece.

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