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    Clinical Microbiology and Infection: Volume 20, Issue 12

    1235-1276, O979-O980, 1277, O981-O982, 1278-1306, O983-O1016, 1307, O1017-O1019, 1308-1334, O1020-O1083, 1335-1336, O1084-O1090, 1337-1353, O1091-O1112, 1354-1356, O1113-O1127, 1357-1364, O1128-O1151, 1365, O1152-O1154, 1366-1372, O1155-O1158
    December 2014
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THEMED SECTION: HOST GENETICS: DECIPHERING THE VARIABILITY IN SUSCEPTIBILITY TO INFECTIONS

Editorial

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Host genetics: deciphering the variability in susceptibility to infections

G. Antonelli,  E. Roilides, 
  • Pages: 1235-1236
  • First Published: 01 October 2014

Review

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Hepatitis C virus and interferon type III (interferon-λ3/interleukin-28B and interferon-λ4): genetic basis of susceptibility to infection and response to antiviral treatment

E. Riva,  C. Scagnolari,  O. Turriziani,  G. Antonelli, 
  • Pages: 1237-1245
  • First Published: 01 October 2014

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Host factors and genetic susceptibility to infections due to intracellular bacteria and fastidious organisms

S. A. Asner,  S. A. Morré,  P.-Y. Bochud,  G. Greub, 
  • Pages: 1246-1253
  • First Published: 03 November 2014

Reviews

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Host genetics and opportunistic fungal infections

Z.-D. Pana,  E. Farmaki,  E. Roilides, 
  • Pages: 1254-1264
  • First Published: 01 October 2014
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Host genetics and parasitic infections

V. D. Mangano,  D. Modiano, 
  • Pages: 1265-1275
  • First Published: 01 October 2014

Infection Hot Topics

Abstract of Online-Only Infection Hot Topic

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Abstract of Online-Only Infection Hot Topic

  • Page: 1276
  • First Published: 22 December 2014

THEMED SECTION: HOST GENETICS: DECIPHERING THE VARIABILITY IN SUSCEPTIBILITY TO INFECTIONS

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Should we recommend neuroaminidase inhibitors for influenza?

L. Leibovici,  M. Paul, 
  • Pages: O979-O980
  • First Published: 07 June 2014

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Abstract of Online-Only Infection Hot Topic

  • Page: 1277
  • First Published: 22 December 2014

THEMED SECTION: HOST GENETICS: DECIPHERING THE VARIABILITY IN SUSCEPTIBILITY TO INFECTIONS

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Does it make sense to detect Streptococcus pyogenes during tonsillitis in Europe to prevent acute rheumatic fever?

S. Edouard,  A. Michel-Lepage,  D. Raoult, 
  • Pages: O981-O982
  • First Published: 08 October 2014

VIROLOGY

Editorial

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From ‘purging’ to ‘endogenization’ of the HIV genome: a new approach to HIV eradication?

G. Antonelli, 
  • Pages: 1278-1279
  • First Published: 04 November 2014

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HIV infection en route to endogenization: two cases

P. Colson,  I. Ravaux,  C. Tamalet,  O. Glazunova,  E. Baptiste,  E. Chabriere,  A. Wiedemann,  C. Lacabaratz,  M. Chefrour,  C. Picard,  A. Stein,  Y. Levy,  D. Raoult, 
  • Pages: 1280-1288
  • First Published: 04 November 2014
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Enterovirus infections in England and Wales, 2000–2011: the impact of increased molecular diagnostics

S. Kadambari,  A. Bukasa,  I. O. Okike,  R. Pebody,  D. Brown,  C. Gallimore,  J. Xerry,  M. Sharland,  S. N. Ladhani, 
  • Pages: 1289-1296
  • First Published: 04 July 2014
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Immune activation throughout a boosted darunavir monotherapy simplification strategy

O. J. BenMarzouk-Hidalgo,  A. Torres-Cornejo,  A. Gutiérrez-Valencia,  R. Ruiz-Valderas,  P. Viciana,  L. F. López-Cortés, 
  • Pages: 1297-1303
  • First Published: 26 December 2013

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Abstracts of Online-Only Original Articles

  • Pages: 1304-1306
  • First Published: 22 December 2014

VIROLOGY

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Effectiveness of bacteriophages in the sputum of cystic fibrosis patients

E. Saussereau,  I. Vachier,  R. Chiron,  B. Godbert,  I. Sermet,  N. Dufour,  J.-P. Pirnay,  D. De Vos,  F. Carrié,  N. Molinari,  L. Debarbieux, 
  • Pages: O983-O990
  • First Published: 11 June 2014
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Clinical and virological characteristics associated with severe acute hepatitis B

N. Coppola,  C. Sagnelli,  M. Pisaturo,  C. Minichini,  V. Messina,  L. Alessio,  M. Starace,  G. Signoriello,  I. Gentile,  P. Filippini,  E. Sagnelli, 
  • Pages: O991-O997
  • First Published: 14 June 2014
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Distinctive intrahepatic characteristics of paediatric and adult pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C infection

P. Valva,  M. I. Gismondi,  P. C. Casciato,  M. Galoppo,  C. Lezama,  O. Galdame,  A. Gadano,  M. C. Galoppo,  E. Mullen,  E. N. De Matteo,  M. V. Preciado, 
  • Pages: O998-O1009
  • First Published: 19 June 2014
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Detection of small amounts of human adenoviruses in stools: comparison of a new immuno real-time PCR assay with classical tools

S. Bonot,  L. Ogorzaly,  B. El Moualij,  W. Zorzi,  H.-M. Cauchie, 
  • Pages: O1010-O1016
  • First Published: 10 July 2014

Abstract of Online-Only Research Note

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Abstract of Online-Only Research Note

  • Page: 1307
  • First Published: 22 December 2014

VIROLOGY

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Rectal swab for detection of norovirus by real-time PCR: similar sensitivity compared to faecal specimens

J. A. Sidler,  R. Käch,  C. Noppen,  M. Dangel,  M. Battegay,  R. Bingisser,  O. Dubuis,  A. F. Widmer, 
  • Pages: O1017-O1019
  • First Published: 18 June 2014

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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Impact of infection on admission and of the process of care on mortality of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit: the INFAUCI study

J. Gonçalves-Pereira,  J. M. Pereira,  O. Ribeiro,  J. P. Baptista,  F. Froes,  J.-A. Paiva, 
  • Pages: 1308-1315
  • First Published: 27 June 2014
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Predicting pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia in the emergency department : Evaluation of clinical parameters

S. M. Huijts,  W. G. Boersma,  D. E. Grobbee,  W. C. Gruber,  K. U. Jansen,  J. A. J. W. Kluytmans,  B. A. F. Kuipers,  F. Palmen,  M. W. Pride,  C. Webber,  M. J. M. Bonten,  on behalf of the CAP Diagnostics investigators , 
  • Pages: 1316-1322
  • First Published: 30 June 2014
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Humoral immune response as predictor of recurrence in Clostridium difficile infection

M. P. Bauer,  P. H. Nibbering,  I. R. Poxton,  E. J. Kuijper,  J. T. van Dissel, 
  • Pages: 1323-1328
  • First Published: 10 July 2014

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Abstracts of Online-Only Original Articles

  • Pages: 1329-1334
  • First Published: 22 December 2014

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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A multicenter prospective trial to asses a new real-time polymerase chain reaction for detection of Treponema pallidum, herpes simplex-1/2 and Haemophilus ducreyi in genital, anal and oropharyngeal ulcers

M. Glatz,  N. Juricevic,  M. Altwegg,  S. Bruisten,  P. Komericki,  S. Lautenschlager,  R. Weber,  P. P. Bosshard, 
  • Pages: O1020-O1027
  • First Published: 09 June 2014
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A case-control study to identify predictors of 14-day mortality following carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteraemia

A. Nutman,  R. Glick,  E. Temkin,  M. Hoshen,  R. Edgar,  T. Braun,  Y. Carmeli, 
  • Pages: O1028-O1034
  • First Published: 14 June 2014
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Escherichia coli bacteraemia in pregnant women is life-threatening for foetuses

L. Surgers,  A. Bleibtreu,  C. Burdet,  O. Clermont,  C. Laouénan,  A. Lefort,  F. Mentré,  B. Carbonne,  E. Bingen,  J.-L. Meynard,  E. Denamur, on behalf of the COLIBAFI Group , 
  • Pages: O1035-O1041
  • First Published: 30 June 2014
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Evaluation of tularaemia courses: a multicentre study from Turkey

H. Erdem,  D. Ozturk-Engin,  M. Yesilyurt,  O. Karabay,  N. Elaldi,  G. Celebi,  N. Korkmaz,  T. Guven,  S. Sumer,  N. Tulek,  O. Ural,  G. Yilmaz,  S. Erdinc,  S. Nayman-Alpat,  E. Sehmen,  C. Kader,  N. Sari,  A. Engin,  G. Cicek-Senturk,  G. Ertem-Tuncer,  G. Gulen,  F. Duygu,  A. Ogutlu,  E. Ayaslioglu,  A. Karadenizli,  M. Meric,  M. Ulug,  C. Ataman-Hatipoglu,  F. Sirmatel,  S. Cesur,  S. Comoglu,  A. Kadanali,  A. Karakas,  A. Asan,  I. Gonen,  Y. Kurtoglu-Gul,  N. Altin,  S. Ozkanli,  F. Yilmaz-Karadag,  M. Cabalak,  S. Gencer,  A. Umut Pekok,  D. Yildirim,  D. Seyman,  B. Teker,  H. Yilmaz,  K. Yasar,  I. Inanc Balkan,  H. Turan,  M. Uguz,  S. Kilic,  Y. Akkoyunlu,  S. Kaya,  A. Erdem,  A. Inan,  Y. Cag,  S. Bolukcu,  A. Ulu-Kilic,  N. Ozgunes,  L. Gorenek,  A. Batirel,  C. Agalar, 
  • Pages: O1042-O1051
  • First Published: 30 June 2014
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Staphylococcus caprae bone and joint infections: a re-emerging infection?

P. Seng,  M. Barbe,  P. O. Pinelli,  F. Gouriet,  M. Drancourt,  A. Minebois,  N. Cellier,  C. Lechiche,  G. Asencio,  J. P. Lavigne,  A. Sotto,  A. Stein, 
  • Pages: O1052-O1058
  • First Published: 30 June 2014
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Polymerase-chain reaction/electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry for the detection of bacteria and fungi in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids: a prospective observational study

A. Huttner,  S. Emonet,  S. Harbarth,  G. Renzi,  L. Kaiser,  J. Schrenzel, 
  • Pages: O1059-O1066
  • First Published: 19 December 2014
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Diarrhoea in general practice: when should a Clostridium difficile infection be considered? Results of a nested case-control study

M. P. M. Hensgens,  O. M. Dekkers,  A. Demeulemeester,  A. G. M. Buiting,  P. Bloembergen,  B. H. B. van Benthem,  S. Le Cessie,  E. J. Kuijper, 
  • Pages: O1067-O1074
  • First Published: 07 July 2014
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Changes in the treatment of Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis in Spain in the last 15 years: from ampicillin plus gentamicin to ampicillin plus ceftriaxone

J. M. Pericas,  C. Cervera,  A. del Rio,  A. Moreno,  C. Garcia de la Maria,  M. Almela,  C. Falces,  S. Ninot,  X. Castañeda,  Y. Armero,  D. Soy,  J. M. Gatell,  F. Marco,  C. A. Mestres,  J. M. Miro,  The Hospital Clinic Endocarditis Study Group , 
  • Pages: O1075-O1083
  • First Published: 07 July 2014

Abstracts of Online-Only Research Notes

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Abstracts of Online-Only Research Notes

  • Pages: 1335-1336
  • First Published: 22 December 2014

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Research Notes

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Vascular catheter-related infection claims to health insurance company: often preventable

A. Gagneux-Brunon,  J. F. Timsit,  A. Lepape,  P. Berthelot, 
  • Pages: O1084-O1087
  • First Published: 20 May 2014
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Respiratory viruses, such as 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, could trigger temporal trends in serotypes causing pneumococcal disease

C. Launes,  J.-J. García-García,  M. Triviño,  N. Peris,  R. Pallarés,  C. Muñoz-Almagro, 
  • Pages: O1088-O1090
  • First Published: 30 June 2014

BACTERIOLOGY

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MBL2 deficiency is associated with higher genomic bacterial loads during meningococcemia in young children

T. C. Darton,  D. L. Jack,  M. Johnson,  R. Borrow,  M. Guiver,  E. B. Kaczmarski,  M. W. Turner,  N. J. Klein,  R. C. Read, 
  • Pages: 1337-1342
  • First Published: 30 June 2014
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of treatment strategies for initial Clostridium difficile infection

R. U. Varier,  E. Biltaji,  K. J. Smith,  M. S. Roberts,  M. K. Jensen,  J. LaFleur,  R. E. Nelson, 
  • Pages: 1343-1351
  • First Published: 03 November 2014

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Abstracts of Online-Only Original Articles

  • Pages: 1352-1353
  • First Published: 22 December 2014

BACTERIOLOGY

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The influence of incubation time, sample preparation and exposure to oxygen on the quality of the MALDI-TOF MS spectrum of anaerobic bacteria

A. C. M. Veloo,  P. E. Elgersma,  A. W. Friedrich,  E. Nagy,  A. J. van Winkelhoff, 
  • Pages: O1091-O1097
  • First Published: 09 July 2014
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Impact of source of infection and vancomycin AUC0–24/MICBMD targets on treatment failure in patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

N. Ghosh,  R. Chavada,  M. Maley,  S. J. van Hal, 
  • Pages: O1098-O1105
  • First Published: 29 May 2014
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A simple, robust and rapid approach to detect carbapenemases in Gram-negative isolates by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry: validation with triple quadripole tandem mass spectrometry, microarray and PCR

C. Vogne,  G. Prod'hom,  K. Jaton,  L. A. Decosterd,  G. Greub, 
  • Pages: O1106-O1112
  • First Published: 14 June 2014

Abstracts of Online-Only Research Notes

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Abstracts of Online-Only Research Notes

  • Pages: 1354-1356
  • First Published: 22 December 2014

BACTERIOLOGY

Research Notes

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Characterization of the first report of Mycobacterium timonense infecting an HIV patient in an Ecuadorian hospital

J. Zurita,  D. Ortega-Paredes,  M. Mora,  N. Espinel,  H. Parra,  L. Febres,  C. Zurita-Salinas, 
  • Pages: O1113-O1116
  • First Published: 11 May 2014
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Tigecycline therapy for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) bacteriuria leads to tigecycline resistance

D. van Duin,  E. D. Cober,  S. S. Richter,  F. Perez,  M. Cline,  K. S. Kaye,  R. C. Kalayjian,  R. A. Salata,  S. R. Evans,  V. G. Fowler Jr,  R. A. Bonomo, 
  • Pages: O1117-O1120
  • First Published: 14 June 2014
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Molecular epidemiology of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in France

E. Liapis,  A. Pantel,  J. Robert,  M.-H. Nicolas-Chanoine,  L. Cavalié,  N. van der Mee-Marquet,  C. de Champs,  N. Aissa,  C. Eloy,  V. Blanc,  C. Guyeux,  D. Hocquet,  J.-P. Lavigne,  X. Bertrand, On behalf of ONERBA , 
  • Pages: O1121-O1123
  • First Published: 19 June 2014
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In vitro evaluation of a new drug combination against clinical isolates belonging to the Mycobacterium abscessus complex

S. Singh,  N. Bouzinbi,  V. Chaturvedi,  S. Godreuil,  L. Kremer, 
  • Pages: O1124-O1127
  • First Published: 03 September 2014

EPIDEMIOLOGY

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Risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection among rectal carriers: a prospective observational multicentre study

M. Giannella,  E. M. Trecarichi,  F. G. De Rosa,  V. Del Bono,  M. Bassetti,  R. E. Lewis,  A. R. Losito,  S. Corcione,  C. Saffioti,  M. Bartoletti,  G. Maiuro,  C. S. Cardellino,  S. Tedeschi,  R. Cauda,  C. Viscoli,  P. Viale,  M. Tumbarello, 
  • Pages: 1357-1362
  • First Published: 01 July 2014

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Abstracts of Online-Only Original Articles

  • Pages: 1363-1364
  • First Published: 22 December 2014

EPIDEMIOLOGY

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Diarrhoeagenic microbes by real-time PCR in Rwandan children under 5 years of age with acute gastroenteritis

J.-C. Kabayiza,  M. E. Andersson,  S. Nilsson,  C. Baribwira,  G. Muhirwa,  T. Bergström,  M. Lindh, 
  • Pages: O1128-O1135
  • First Published: 29 May 2014
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Foodborne transmission of sorbitol-fermenting Escherichia coli O157:[H7] via ground beef: an outbreak in northern France, 2011

L. A. King,  E. Loukiadis,  P. Mariani-Kurkdjian,  S. Haeghebaert,  F.-X. Weill,  C. Baliere,  S. Ganet,  M. Gouali,  V. Vaillant,  N. Pihier,  H. Callon,  R. Novo,  O. Gaillot,  D. Thevenot-Sergentet,  E. Bingen,  P. Chaud,  H. de Valk, 
  • Pages: O1136-O1144
  • First Published: 24 June 2014
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Density and duration of experimental human pneumococcal carriage

J. F. Gritzfeld,  A. J. H. Cremers,  G. Ferwerda,  D. M. Ferreira,  A. Kadioglu,  P. W. M. Hermans,  S. B. Gordon, 
  • Pages: O1145-O1151
  • First Published: 04 July 2014

Abstract of Online-Only Research Note

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Abstract of Online-Only Research Note

  • Page: 1365
  • First Published: 22 December 2014

EPIDEMIOLOGY

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Validity of self-reported vaccination status among French healthcare students

P. Loulergue,  C. Pulcini,  S. Massin,  M. Bernhard,  L. Fonteneau,  D. Levy-Brühl,  J.-P. Guthmann,  O. Launay, 
  • Pages: O1152-O1154
  • First Published: 07 July 2014

MYCOLOGY

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Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry: revolutionizing clinical laboratory diagnosis of mould infections

M. Gautier,  S. Ranque,  A.-C. Normand,  P. Becker,  A. Packeu,  C. Cassagne,  C. L'Ollivier,  M. Hendrickx,  R. Piarroux, 
  • Pages: 1366-1371
  • First Published: 04 July 2014

LETTERS

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Abstracts of Online-Only Letters

  • Page: 1372
  • First Published: 22 December 2014
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The lymphocyte transformation test for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis could fill a gap in the difficult diagnostics of borreliosis

V. von Baehr, 
  • Pages: O1155-O1156
  • First Published: 05 July 2014
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Early carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteraemia: should we expand the screening?

D. R. Giacobbe,  V. Del Bono,  A. Marchese,  C. Viscoli, 
  • Pages: O1157-O1158
  • First Published: 03 November 2014