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Gona, F., Mezzatesta, M.L., Corona, D. et al. Klebsiella pneumoniae ESBL producers responsible for severe UTIs in a renal transplant unit. Infection 39, 83–85 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-011-0081-0
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