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Case Reports
. 2019 Jul;39(4):414-416.
doi: 10.3343/alm.2019.39.4.414.

First Case in Korea of Group B Streptococcus With Reduced Penicillin Susceptibility Harboring Amino Acid Substitutions in Penicillin-Binding Protein 2X

Ahram Yi  1 , Chang Ki Kim  2 , Kouji Kimura  3 , Yoshichika Arakawa  3 , Mina Hur  4 , Yeo Min Yun  4 , Hee Won Moon  5
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Case Reports

First Case in Korea of Group B Streptococcus With Reduced Penicillin Susceptibility Harboring Amino Acid Substitutions in Penicillin-Binding Protein 2X

Ahram Yi et al. Ann Lab Med. 2019 Jul.
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