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Streptococcus pyogenes and re-emergence of scarlet fever as a public health problem

Samson SY WongDepartment of Microbiology, Research Centre for Infection and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Kwok-Yung YuenDepartment of Microbiology, Research Centre for Infection and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1-10 | Received 02 Mar 2012, Accepted 16 Apr 2012, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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