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Achromobacter xylosoxidans Pneumonia in a Young Child with Chronic Granulomatous Disease—a Case-Based Review

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Authors’ Contribution Statement

PKP: Inception of the idea, writing of initial draft of the manuscript, editing and revision of manuscript, patient evaluation and management, data collection, review of literature, and final approval.

AZB: Writing of initial draft of the manuscript, editing and revision of manuscript, patient evaluation and management, data collection, review of literature, and final approval.

PS: Editing and revision of the manuscript, patient evaluation and management, and final approval.

BS/AA: Performed microbiology investigations, editing of manuscript, and final approval.

PV: Patient management and follow-up, editing and revision of the manuscript, overall supervision of manuscript preparation, and final approval.

AR: Performed flow cytometry and genetic testing, editing and revision of the manuscript, overall supervision of manuscript preparation, and final approval.

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    Pratap Kumar Patra, Aaqib Zaffar Banday, Rohit Sadanand, Pandiarajan Vignesh & Amit Rawat

  2. Department of Microbiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Bhawna Sharma & Archana Angrup

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Patra, P.K., Banday, A.Z., Sadanand, R. et al. Achromobacter xylosoxidans Pneumonia in a Young Child with Chronic Granulomatous Disease—a Case-Based Review. J Clin Immunol 41, 1686–1692 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-021-01079-3

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