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Mycotic aneurysm caused by hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae serotype K54 with sequence type 29: an emerging threat

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This work was supported by the National Science Council of Taiwan (NSC-99-2628-B-384-001-MY3). We thank Mr. Chia-Yu Wang for the laboratory work.

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Chuang, YC., Lee, MF. & Yu, WL. Mycotic aneurysm caused by hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae serotype K54 with sequence type 29: an emerging threat. Infection 41, 1041–1044 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-013-0447-6

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