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CASE REPORT

Bacterial Peritonitis Caused by Tsukamurella inchonensis in a Patient Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

Ling TangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2793-7843View further author information
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Ying HuangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Tingting LiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yajuan LiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2726-6397View further author information
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Yuanhong XuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2475-2480 | Published online: 12 May 2022

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