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. 2019 Jul 12;68(27):615-616.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6827a3.

Notes from the Field: Conjunctivitis Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans - Missouri, 2018

Lauren M Weil, Cindy Butler, Karla R Howell, Sarah Sharr, Grace L Paley, Andrew J W Huang, Robi N Maamari, Lucia C Pawloski, Pamela K Cassiday, Anna M Acosta, Susan Hariri, Tejpratap S P Tiwari

Notes from the Field: Conjunctivitis Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans - Missouri, 2018

Lauren M Weil et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
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