Infect Chemother.  2016 Sep;48(3):246-248. 10.3947/ic.2016.48.3.246.

Are Community-Based Hospitals Safe from Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Korea?

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea. lcsmd@jbnu.ac.kr
  • 2Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea.

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Enterobacteriaceae*
Korea*

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