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Research Article

Bartonellosis as Cause of Death After Red Blood Cell Unit Transfusion

Renata Ferreira MagalhãesDermatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, PhD,
Luiza Helena Urso PitassiDermatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
, MD,
Bruno Grosselli LaniaDermatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
,
Maria Lourdes Barjas-CastroHemocentro UNICAMP, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
, MD, PhD &
Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira VelhoDermatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
, MD, PhD
Pages 151-154 | Received 10 Oct 2008, Accepted 28 Dec 2008, Published online: 06 Nov 2009

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