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Implementation of a new blood cultures sampling strategy in patients receiving intensive chemotherapy for acute leukemia and/or hematopoietic cell transplantation

Charles Declercka Haematology department, CHU Angers, Angers, France;b Infectious diseases department, CHU Angers, Angers, FranceView further author information
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Aurélien Giltata Haematology department, CHU Angers, Angers, FranceView further author information
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Romane Boutemya Haematology department, CHU Angers, Angers, FranceView further author information
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Marie Brisset-Dheillya Haematology department, CHU Angers, Angers, FranceView further author information
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Anais Pelhatrea Haematology department, CHU Angers, Angers, FranceView further author information
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Mathilde Hunault-Bergera Haematology department, CHU Angers, Angers, France;c Univ Angers, Nantes Université, CHU Angers, Inserm, CNRS, CRCI2NA, Angers, France;d Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire ‘Grand-Ouest Acute Leukemia’ (FHU-GOAL), Angers, FranceView further author information
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Marie Kempfe Microbiology department, CHU Angers, Angers, FranceView further author information
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Achille Kouatchetf Intensive care department, CHU Angers, Angers, FranceView further author information
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Raphael Mahieub Infectious diseases department, CHU Angers, Angers, FranceView further author information
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Aline Tanguy-Schmidta Haematology department, CHU Angers, Angers, France;c Univ Angers, Nantes Université, CHU Angers, Inserm, CNRS, CRCI2NA, Angers, France;d Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire ‘Grand-Ouest Acute Leukemia’ (FHU-GOAL), Angers, FranceView further author information
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Corentin Orvaina Haematology department, CHU Angers, Angers, France;c Univ Angers, Nantes Université, CHU Angers, Inserm, CNRS, CRCI2NA, Angers, France;d Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire ‘Grand-Ouest Acute Leukemia’ (FHU-GOAL), Angers, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1204-1207 | Received 16 Jan 2023, Accepted 20 Mar 2023, Published online: 13 Apr 2023

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