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Review Article

Laribacter hongkongensis: clinical presentation, epidemiology and treatment. A review of the literature and report of the first case in Denmark

Anne Line EngsbroDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; ;Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark; Correspondence[email protected]
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Karen Leth NielsenDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; View further author information
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Mads HornumDepartment of Nephrology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; ;Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; View further author information
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Leif Percival AndersenDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; ;Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkView further author information
Pages 417-422 | Received 04 Oct 2017, Accepted 12 Dec 2017, Published online: 22 Dec 2017

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