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Case Reports
. 2014 Jul;20(7):1257-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid2007.140216.

Diphtheria-like disease caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans strain

Vartul Sangal, Leena Nieminen, Barbara Weinhardt, Jane Raeside, Nicholas P Tucker, Catalina-Diana Florea, Kevin G Pollock, Paul A Hoskisson
Case Reports

Diphtheria-like disease caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans strain

Vartul Sangal et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Jul.
No abstract available

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