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. 1983 Nov;18(5):1260–1261. doi: 10.1128/jcm.18.5.1260-1261.1983

EF-4 bacteremia in a patient with hepatic carcinoid.

M J Dul, D M Shlaes, P I Lerner
PMCID: PMC272878  PMID: 6643671

Abstract

An organism similar to EF-4, a member of the unclassified group of unusual gram-negative bacilli of Elizabeth O. King, was isolated from the blood of a 65-year-old female with previously diagnosed carcinoid of the liver. We believe this to be the first report of systemic infection with this organism.

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