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Prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in clinical samples

Amela Dedeić Ljubović, Ðana Granov, Erna Husić, Džemilja Gačanović, Jasmina Halković, Azra Čamdžić lab.ing, Šejla Kotorić Keser and Svjetlana Loga Zec
Saudi Medical Journal August 2023, 44 (8) 801-807; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.8.20230237
Amela Dedeić Ljubović
From the Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
MD, PhD
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Ðana Granov
From the Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Erna Husić
From the Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Džemilja Gačanović
From the Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Jasmina Halković
From the Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Azra Čamdžić lab.ing
From the Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Šejla Kotorić Keser
From the Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Svjetlana Loga Zec
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