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Expert Review of Hematology Volume 13, 2020 - Issue 8
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Rectal colonization with multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria in patients with hematological malignancies: a prospective study

Burak Kömürcüa Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Elif Tükenmez Tigena Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, TurkeyView further author information
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Tayfur Toptaşb Department of Hematology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, TurkeyView further author information
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Tülin Fıratlı Tuğlularb Department of Hematology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, TurkeyView further author information
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Volkan Kortena Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9991-814XView further author information
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Pages 923-927 | Received 04 Mar 2020, Accepted 22 Jun 2020, Published online: 30 Jun 2020

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