Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in an elderly patient with diabetes mellitus
Kyohei Horiguchi
Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama City, Japan
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Yuya Tsurutani
Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama City, Japan
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Search for more papers by this authorTakuya Sasaki
Department of Neurology, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama City, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakashi Sunouchi
Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama City, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorRei Hirose
Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama City, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorSatoshi Watanabe
Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama City, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorJun Saito
Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama City, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKyohei Horiguchi
Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama City, Japan
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Yuya Tsurutani
Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama City, Japan
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Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorTakuya Sasaki
Department of Neurology, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama City, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakashi Sunouchi
Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama City, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorRei Hirose
Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama City, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorSatoshi Watanabe
Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama City, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorJun Saito
Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama City, Japan
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