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Research Article

Risk Factors Predicting Complications in Blood Culture-proven Typhoid Fever in Adults

Mohammad Khan, Yacoob Coovadia, Catherine Connolly, Adriaan Willem Sturm Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Natal Medical School, Private Bag 7, Congella 4013, Durban, South Africa
Pages 201-205 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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