Ann Lab Med.  2015 Jul;35(4):472-473. 10.3343/alm.2015.35.4.472.

Multidrug-Resistant Corynebacterium striatum Bacteremia: First Case in Korea

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. u931018@yonsei.ac.kr

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Bacteremia*
Corynebacterium*
Korea

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