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Acute Pneumococcal Epiglottitis in Immunocompromised Adults

Harold A. Kessler Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
,
Robert Schade Department of Medicine, West Haven V. A. Hospital, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Gordon M. Trenholme Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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James E. Jupa Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Stuart Levin Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Pages 207-210 | Published online: 02 Jan 2015

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