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CTX-M-3 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and dissemination of the plasmidic bla CTX-M-3 in Bulgaria

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Medical University, 2 Zdrave Street, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria

    R. Markovska

  2. Medical Institute, Ministry of the Interior, 79 Skobelev Boulevard, 1606, Sofia, Bulgaria

    E. Keuleyan

  3. MICOER Institute, Hesseloherstrasse 4, 80802, Munich, Germany

    I. Schneider & A. Bauernfeind

  4. Alexandrovska University Hospital, 2 Georgi Sofiski Street, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria

    B. Markova

  5. Thracian University Hospital, 11 Armeiska Street, 6000, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

    K. Rachkova

  6. University Hospital, 1 Kliment Ohridski Street, Pleven, Bulgaria

    M. Sredkova

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Markovska, R., Keuleyan, E., Schneider, I. et al. CTX-M-3 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and dissemination of the plasmidic bla CTX-M-3 in Bulgaria. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 25, 123–125 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-006-0085-3

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