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Association between Tonsillar Core Microflora and Post-tonsillectomy Bacteremia
Priit Kasenõmm Department of Microbiology, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, Tartu 50 411, Estonia
, Mart Kull Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Tartu, Kuperjanovi 1, Tartu, 51 003, Estonia
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Published online: 11 Jul 2009
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