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Original Article

Streptococcus anginosus group bloodstream infections in the western interior of British Columbia, Canada

Kevin B. LauplandDepartment of Medicine, Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, Canada; Correspondence[email protected]
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Kelsey PasquillDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, Canada
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Elizabeth C. ParfittDepartment of Medicine, Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, Canada;
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Gabrielle DagassoDepartment of Medicine, Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, Canada;
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Lisa SteeleDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, Canada
Pages 423-428 | Received 07 Oct 2017, Accepted 29 Nov 2017, Published online: 20 Dec 2017

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