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Invasive Rothia infections in children with acute myeloid leukemia: A report from the Canadian infections in AML research group

Jane Y. WangChild Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, St. George Campus, Ontario, Canada
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Josée BrossardService d'Hémato-Oncologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Hematology/Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Sonia CellotSt. George Campus, Hematology/Oncology, Hospital Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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David DixDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Jim FeusnerDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, Oakland, California, USA
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Donna L. JohnstonDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Victor LewisHematology/Oncology/Transplant Program, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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David MitchellDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Montreal Children's Hospital, Quebec, Canada
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Carol PortwineDivision of Haematology/Oncology, Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Victoria PriceDepartment of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Lillian SungChild Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;Division of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marie-Chantal EthierChild Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Biljana GillmeisterChild Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Pages 277-281 | Received 23 Feb 2016, Accepted 04 May 2016, Published online: 17 Jun 2016

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