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Case Report

Urinary tract infection caused by Kluyvera ascorbata in an immunocompromised patient: Case report and review

Donato Torre From the Section of Infectious Diseases, General Hospital, Cittiglio (Varese), ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Emanuela Crespi Division of Internal Medicine, General Hospital, Cittiglio (Varese), Italy
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Matteo Bernasconi Division of Internal Medicine, General Hospital, Cittiglio (Varese), Italy
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Piero Rapazzini Division of Internal Medicine, General Hospital, Cittiglio (Varese), Italy
Pages 375-378 | Received 17 Oct 2004, Accepted 15 Nov 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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