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Unusual Helicobacter pylori bacteremia in an immunocompetent elderly presenting as right ankle cellulitis
Shu-Fang Kuo1, Tsung Yu Huang2, Chen-Hsiang Lee3
1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chiayi Chang Gung, Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan; Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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