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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Chryseobacterium meningosepticum Septicemia in a Recipient of Allogeneic Cord Blood Transplantation

Akiko Adachi Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo
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Takehiko Mori Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, TokyoCorrespondence[email protected]
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Takayuki Shimizu Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo
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Akihiro Yokoyama Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo
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Nobuyuki Takayama Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo
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Yasuo Ikeda Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo
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Shinichiro Okamoto Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo
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Pages 539-540 | Received 24 Mar 2004, Accepted 26 Mar 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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