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Campylobacter infections among Bulgarian children: molecular characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility

Maria Pavlovaa Laboratory of Enteric Infections, Pathogenic Cocci and Diphtheria, Department of Microbiology, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD), Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Ekaterina Alexandrovaa Laboratory of Enteric Infections, Pathogenic Cocci and Diphtheria, Department of Microbiology, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD), Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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George Donkovb Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Yordanka Mitova-Minevab Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Todor Kantardjieva Laboratory of Enteric Infections, Pathogenic Cocci and Diphtheria, Department of Microbiology, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD), Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Valeri Velevc Clinic of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases ‘Prof. Iv. Kirov’, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, BulgariaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1038-1042 | Received 23 Jun 2020, Accepted 27 Aug 2020, Published online: 08 Sep 2020

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