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. 2025 Sep 11;74(34):538-539.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7434a2.

Notes from the Field: Invasive Group G β-Hemolytic Streptococcus Outbreak at a Long-Term Care Facility - Pennsylvania, 2024

Monica Giacomucci, Laxmi Modali, Cara Bicking Kinsey, Kim Warren, Sopio Chochua, Christopher J Gregory, Allison Longenberger

Notes from the Field: Invasive Group G β-Hemolytic Streptococcus Outbreak at a Long-Term Care Facility - Pennsylvania, 2024

Monica Giacomucci et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
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