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Case Reports
. 2017 Jun 30;66(25):677-678.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6625a4.

Notes from the Field: Late-Onset Infant Group B Streptococcus Infection Associated with Maternal Consumption of Capsules Containing Dehydrated Placenta - Oregon, 2016

Genevieve L Buser, Sayonara Mató, Alexia Y Zhang, Ben J Metcalf, Bernard Beall, Ann R Thomas
Case Reports

Notes from the Field: Late-Onset Infant Group B Streptococcus Infection Associated with Maternal Consumption of Capsules Containing Dehydrated Placenta - Oregon, 2016

Genevieve L Buser et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
No abstract available

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