Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteria in Hospital, Singapore

Overview

Journal Emerg Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2012 Jul 31

PMID 22840461

Citations 6

Authors

Indumathi Venkatachalam

Jeanette Teo

Michelle N D Balm

Dale A Fisher

Roland Jureen

Raymond T P Lin

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