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Emerging Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Coproducing KPC-2 and VIM-1 Carbapenemases

Panagiota Giakkoupi, Όλγα Παππά, Michalis Polemis, Alkiviadis Vatopoulos, Vivì Miriagou, A. Zioga, Costas C. Papagiannitsis, L. S. Tzouvelekis

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VIM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains, increasingly isolated in Greece since 2002, constitute the majority of multiresistant clinical isolates of this species found in most Greek hospitals ([9][1]). Moreover, following reports on Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing isolates

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VIM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains, increasingly isolated in Greece since 2002, constitute the majority of multiresistant clinical isolates of this species found in most Greek hospitals ([9][1]). Moreover, following reports on Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing isolates

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VIM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains, increasingly isolated in Greece since 2002, constitute the majority of multiresistant clinical isolates of this species found in most Greek hospitals ([9][1]). Moreover, following reports on Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing isolates

Key concepts: Klebsiella pneumoniae, Microbiology, Klebsiella infections, Biology, Klebsiella, Enterobacteriaceae, Virology, Escherichia coli

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