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Carbapenem-heteroresistance among isolates of the Enterobacter cloacae complex: is it a real concern?

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This work was supported by the “Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa e Eventos do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre” (FIPE/HCPA). A.L.B. and A.F.M are research fellows from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Ministry of Science and Technology, Brazil and received master scholarships from “Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Ensino Superior” (CAPES), Brazil.

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  1. Laboratório de Pesquisa em Resistência Bacteriana (LABRESIS), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    A. E. B. da Silva, A. F. Martins, C. S. Nodari, C. M. Magagnin & A. L. Barth

  2. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    A. E. B. da Silva, A. F. Martins, C. S. Nodari & A. L. Barth

  3. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Microbiologia Agrícola e do Ambiente, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Sarmento Leite St, 500, ICBS, Centro Histórico, Porto Alegre, RS, 90050-170, Brazil

    A. F. Martins

  4. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    C. M. Magagnin & A. L. Barth

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da Silva, A.E.B., Martins, A.F., Nodari, C.S. et al. Carbapenem-heteroresistance among isolates of the Enterobacter cloacae complex: is it a real concern?. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 37, 185–186 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-017-3138-x

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