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Case Reports
. 2023 Jul 1;42(7):e257.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003909. Epub 2023 Mar 17.

A Rare Cause of Orbital Cellulitis: Eikenella corrodens

Ece Erci  1 , Gulhadiye Avcu  1 , Emine Cigdem Ozer  1 , Zumrut Sahbudak Bal  1 , Ferda Ozkinay  1 , Zafer Kurugol  1 , Sercan Gode  2 , Sabire Sohret Aydemir  3
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Case Reports

A Rare Cause of Orbital Cellulitis: Eikenella corrodens

Ece Erci et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. .
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