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Susceptibility patterns in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Nuuk, Greenland, 2015-2018: a short communication

Sine Berntsena Queen Ingrid Health Care Center, Nuuk, GreenlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gert Mulvada Queen Ingrid Health Care Center, Nuuk, Greenland;b Greenland Center of Health Research, Institute of Nursing and Health Science, University of Greenland, Nuuk, GreenlandView further author information
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Jørgen Skov Jensenc Bacteria, Parasites, and Fungi, Research Unit for Reproductive Tract Microbiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen S, DenmarkView further author information
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Peter Poulsend Queen Ingrid Hospital, Nuuk, GreenlandView further author information
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Henrik Lyngbeck Hansene Government of Greenland, Nuuk, GreenlandView further author information
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Michael Lynge Pedersena Queen Ingrid Health Care Center, Nuuk, Greenland;b Greenland Center of Health Research, Institute of Nursing and Health Science, University of Greenland, Nuuk, GreenlandView further author information
Article: 1557975 | Received 20 Aug 2018, Accepted 02 Dec 2018, Published online: 28 Dec 2018

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