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Case Reports
. 2003 Jun;9(6):752-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid0906.020645.

Corynebacterium ulcerans Diphtheria in Japan

Akio Hatanaka, Atsunobu Tsunoda, Makoto Okamoto, Kenji Ooe, Akira Nakamura, Masashi Miyakoshi, Takako Komiya, Motohide Takahashi
Case Reports

Corynebacterium ulcerans Diphtheria in Japan

Akio Hatanaka et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Jun.
No abstract available

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