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. 2023 Mar 1;109(3):639-640.
doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000232.

Rising global incidence of invasive group A streptococcus infection and scarlet fever in the COVID-19 era - our knowledge thus far

Ranjan K Mohapatra  1 , Lakshmi V S Kutikuppala  2 , Snehasish Mishra  3 , Lawrence S Tuglo  4 , Kuldeep Dhama  5
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Rising global incidence of invasive group A streptococcus infection and scarlet fever in the COVID-19 era - our knowledge thus far

Ranjan K Mohapatra et al. Int J Surg. .
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