Emergence of Carbapenemaseproducing Klebsiella Pneumoniae of Sequence type 258 in Michigan, USA.

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Published in Infect Dis Rep on March 19, 2013

Authors

Ruchika Jain1, Seth T Walk1, David M Aronoff2, Vincent B Young2, Duane W Newton3, Carol E Chenoweth4, Laraine L Washer4

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System , Ann Arbor, MI.
2: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System , Ann Arbor, MI ; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School , Ann Arbor, MI.
3: Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Health System , Ann Arbor, MI.
4: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System , Ann Arbor, MI ; Department of Infection Control and Epidemiology, University of Michigan Health System , Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

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