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Case Report

A fatal case of Ludwig's angina and mediastinitis caused by an unusual microorganism, Gemella morbillorum

Danai Sofianou From the Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hippokration, University Hospital, Thessaloniki
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Maria Peftoulidou Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Unit, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki
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Evangelos N. Manolis Department of Basic Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Efthimios Sofianos Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Unit, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki
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Athanassios Tsakris Department of Basic Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Athens, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 367-369 | Received 27 Dec 2004, Accepted 14 Jan 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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