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Review
. 2020 Oct 21;58(11):e00369-20.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00369-20. Print 2020 Oct 21.

The Brief Case: Cough in an Immunocompromised Patient

Anita Shallal  1 , Norman Markowitz  1 , Robert Tibbetts  2
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Review

The Brief Case: Cough in an Immunocompromised Patient

Anita Shallal et al. J Clin Microbiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Brucella; Haemophilus; pneumonia; satellite test; urease test.

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FIG 1
Anteroposterior and lateral films of the patient’s chest radiography.
FIG 2
FIG 2
(A) Growth of colonies of H. influenzae on chocolate agar after 24 h. (B) Satellite growth of Haemophilus around a streak of Staphylococcus aureus on sheep blood agar after 24 h. (C) Positive urease slant test for Haemophilus influenzae.
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