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Fatal catheter-related bacteremia due to Alcaligenes (Achromobacter) xylosoxidans in a hemodialysis patient

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  1. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Nefroloji B.D, 33079, Mersin, Turkey

    K. Turgutalp & A. Kiykim

  2. Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey

    G. Ersoz & A. Kaya

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Turgutalp, K., Kiykim, A., Ersoz, G. et al. Fatal catheter-related bacteremia due to Alcaligenes (Achromobacter) xylosoxidans in a hemodialysis patient. Int Urol Nephrol 44, 1281–1283 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-011-0003-1

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