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Obstetric Case Reports

Maternal sepsis due to Clostridium perfringens after 2nd-trimester genetic amniocentesis

K. BodnerCorrespondence[email protected]
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F. WierraniDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hospital Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria
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B. Bodner-AdlerDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Pages 339-340 | Published online: 02 May 2011

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