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A case of a male, 17-year-old, X-linked agammaglobulinemia patient with bacteremia caused by Veillonella parvula, without a defined primary site of infection, is presented. The report demonstrates that V. parvula should not be regarded as a nonpathogenic microorganism, at least not in patients with certain forms of immunodeficiency disease.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Internal Diseases and Gerontology, Polish-American Children's Hospital, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265 Str., 30-663 Krakow, Poland.
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