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Original Research

Pilot study to explore the prophylactic efficacy of oral probiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12 in preventing recurrent pharyngo-tonsillar episodes in pediatric patients

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Pages 213-217 | Published online: 05 Jun 2019

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