Prague Med. Rep. 2021, 122, 212-215

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2021.18

Fatal Neutropenic Colitis and Clostridium Septicum Bacteremia in a Breast Cancer Patient

Michal Holub1, David Řezáč1, Martina Čurdová2

1Department of Infectious Diseases, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Military University Hospital Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
2Department of Clinical Microbiology, Military University Hospital Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Received June 2, 2021
Accepted August 3, 2021

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