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Daptomycin nonsusceptible enterococci in hematologic malignancy and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: an emerging threat

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  1. Division of Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive Suite C32GH, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA

    Kitsada Wudhikarn, Roger D. Gingrich & Margarida de Magalhaes Silverman

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Wudhikarn, K., Gingrich, R.D. & de Magalhaes Silverman, M. Daptomycin nonsusceptible enterococci in hematologic malignancy and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: an emerging threat. Ann Hematol 92, 129–131 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-012-1539-6

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