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Novel KPC Variant from a Carbapenem-Resistant Strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Chinese Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Jian Ming Zhu ,
Ru Jin Jiang ,
Zu Huang Mi ,
Hai Sheng Kong  and
Feng Zhang
Jian Ming Zhu
Affiliation:
Microbiology Laboratory, Hangzhou Yuhang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, China
Ru Jin Jiang
Affiliation:
Microbiology Laboratory, Hangzhou Yuhang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, China
Zu Huang Mi
Affiliation:
Wuxi Clone Gen-Tech Institute, Wuxi, China
Feng Zhang*
Affiliation:
Clinical Laboratory Department of the Third Affiliated Hospital, Nantong University, Wuxi, China
*
Clinical Laboratory Department of the Third Affiliated Hospital, Nantong University, 585 Xing Yuan North Road, Wuxi 214041, China (zf9958@163.com)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 10 , October 2011 , pp. 1050 - 1052
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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