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Planctomycetes DNA in Febrile Aplastic Patients with Leukemia, Rash, Diarrhea, and Micronodular Pneumonia

Michel Drancourt, Thomas Prébet, Rita Aghnatios, Sophie Edouard, Christelle Cayrou, Maxime Henry, Didier Blaise, Didier Raoult

Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2014 · 24 citations · 7 references

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We found Planctomycetes DNA in 2 out of 100 blood samples from patients suffering from leukemia with neutropenia induced by chemotherapy, as well as fever, rash, pneumonia, and diarrhea. Antibiotic-resisting Planctomycetes may be pathogenic in these patients.

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