Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 30, Issue 17 , Pages 127-131 , 1 September 2008

Pathogenesis and Laboratory Identification of Emerging Hepatovirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

  • Christopher J. McIver, Ph.D.
    • ,
  • J. Michael Janda, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationMailing Address: J. Michael Janda, Ph.D., Chief, Microbial Diseases Laboratory Branch, Division of Communicable Disease Control, California Department of Public Health, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Room E164, Richmond, CA 94804. Tel.: 510-412-3700. Fax: 510-412-3722

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Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 30, Issue 17 , Pages 127-131 , 1 September 2008

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