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CASE REPORT

Rhizomucor pusillus Infection in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia After Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Clinical Impact of Metagenomics Next-Generation Sequencing

Lilin Liu1 Department of Infectious Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310016, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Huiqin Wu2 Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Third Hospital of Quzhou, Quzhou, Zhejiang, 321000, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jianghong Liang3 Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affifiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Wenhao Wu3 Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affifiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Ye Peng4 Hematology Department, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hua Zhou5 Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xi Li3 Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affifiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 4285-4290 | Published online: 06 Aug 2022

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