Herbaspirillum species bacteremia in a pediatric oncology patient.
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چکیده
Herbaspirillum species, an organism commonly found in soil, has only recently been linked to disease in humans. We report Herbaspirillum bacteremia in a 2-year-old female patient following a hematopoietic stem cell transplant for relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 48 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010