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Case Report

Clostridium Symbiosum Sepsis Diagnosed Using Next-Generation Sequencing in a 2 Year Old Child: A Case Report

Yan PanDepartment of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Qihong FanDepartment of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0146-3811View further author information
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Pages 518-521 | Received 02 Nov 2022, Accepted 09 Dec 2022, Published online: 21 Dec 2022

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