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Case Reports
. 2023 Aug;47(8):475-477.
doi: 10.1016/j.medine.2023.05.004. Epub 2023 May 31.

Four cases of unexpected severe community-acquired pneumonia aetiology: Group A Streptococcus pyogenes disruption

Mónica Talavera  1 , Almudena Martínez  1 , Carlos Vicent  1 , Juan Frasquet  2 , Ángel Orera  1 , Paula Ramírez  3
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Four cases of unexpected severe community-acquired pneumonia aetiology: Group A Streptococcus pyogenes disruption

Mónica Talavera et al. Med Intensiva (Engl Ed). 2023 Aug.
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