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Unusual source of recurrent Corynebacterium bacteraemia in an immunocompromised patient

We describe a unique case of a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), with recurring infections during chemotherapy from chronic nasal carriage of non-diphtherial Corynebacterium, who was eventually diagnosed as she presented with neutropaenic sepsis. Identifying (often multiple) sources of inf...

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Autores principales: Bakhsh, Abdul Rahim Ali, Lewis, Keir Edward
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8201974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34116997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-242560