title: Increased peripheral leukemia blasts leading to false-positive blood culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States.
authors.forename: Maliha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Rabbia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Siddiqi
authors.affiliation: Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Konopleva
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States.
authors.forename: Micah M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bhatti
authors.affiliation: Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States. Electronic address: cbbenton@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Christopher B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Benton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001752:Blast Crisis / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: Acute myeloid leukemia; Bacteremia; Peripheral blood blasts