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Case Reports
. 2011 Sep;17(9):1767-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid1709.110391.

Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans in woman and cat

Anja Berger, Ingrid Huber, Sophie-Susann Merbecks, Ingrid Ehrhard, Regina Konrad, Stefan Hörmansdorfer, Michael Hogardt, Andreas Sing
Case Reports

Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans in woman and cat

Anja Berger et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Sep.
No abstract available

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