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Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae: An emerging disease in Southeast Asia and Beyond

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Keynan, Y., Rubinstein, E. Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae: An emerging disease in Southeast Asia and Beyond. Curr Infect Dis Rep 10, 343–345 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-008-0055-2

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