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. 2012 Apr;4(2):136-7.
doi: 10.4103/0974-777X.96783.

An interesting case of empedobacter brevis bacteremia after right knee cellulitis

Sivakumar Raman  1 , Hamid Shaaban, John W Sensakovic, George Perez
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An interesting case of empedobacter brevis bacteremia after right knee cellulitis

Sivakumar Raman et al. J Glob Infect Dis. 2012 Apr.
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