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Letter to the Editor

Predominance of hospital-acquired bloodstream infection in patients with Covid-19 pneumonia

Anne Line Engsbroa Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Simone Bastrup Israelsenb Department of Infectious Diseases, Clinical Research and Disruption of Infectious Diseases (CREDID), Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark;c Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Michael Pedersena Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Sandra Tingsgaardb Department of Infectious Diseases, Clinical Research and Disruption of Infectious Diseases (CREDID), Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark;c Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Gorm Lisbya Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Christian Ø. Andersena Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Thomas Benfieldb Department of Infectious Diseases, Clinical Research and Disruption of Infectious Diseases (CREDID), Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark;c Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Pages 919-922 | Received 16 Jul 2020, Accepted 22 Jul 2020, Published online: 11 Aug 2020

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