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Case Reports
. 2009 Jul;15(7):1129-30.
doi: 10.3201/eid1507.090373.

Fatal algaemia in patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Philippe Lanotte, Gaelle Baty, Delphine Senecal, Caroline Dartigeas, Eric Bailly, Thanh Hai Duong, Jacques Chandenier, Alain Goudeau
Case Reports

Fatal algaemia in patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Philippe Lanotte et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Jul.
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Gram-positive spherical unicellular organisms in a blood culture from a 79-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Magnification ×1,000.
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