False-Positive Blood Cultures in Acute Leukemia: An Underrecognized Finding
The occurrence of false-positive blood cultures in patients with acute myeloid leukemia has been rarely described in the literature. Awareness of this finding is important to avoid unnecessary delays in initiating appropriate cytoreductive therapy. Here, we present the case of a 70-year-old male wit...
Main Authors: | Stamatis Karakonstantis, Ioanna Manika, Maria Vakonaki, Anna Boula |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7090931 |
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