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Conceptualization: Bhawna Sharma, Priyanka Jangra Hong SK, Lee JS, Kim EC. First Korean case of Cedecea
Investigation: Bhawna Sharma, Priyanka Jangra, 8. lapagei pneumonia in a patient with chronic obstructive
Harmandeep Singh Jabbal pulmonary disease. Ann Lab Med. 2015;35(2):266-268.
Formal analysis: Bhawna Sharma, Jai Ranjan, Harmandeep
Singh Jabbal doi: 10.3343/alm.2015.35.2.266
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Written informed consent was taken from the patient. A case of neonatal sepsis with pneumonia due to Cedecea
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11. Ahmad N, Ali SM, Khan AU. First reported New Delhi
The patient gave consent to publish her data in the given metallo-β-lactamase-1-producing Cedecea lapagei. Int J
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