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Streptococcus agalactiae: A rare peritoneal infection in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient

Carlos Abaeté de los Santos Programa de Pós- graduação em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde (Nefrologia)/Faculdade de Medicina/IPB/HSL from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilCorrespondenceabaeté@pucrs.br
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Ana Elizabeth Prado Lima Figueiredo Programa de Pós- graduação em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde (Nefrologia)/Faculdade de Medicina/IPB/HSL from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Carlos Eduardo Poli-de-Figueiredo Programa de Pós- graduação em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde (Nefrologia)/Faculdade de Medicina/IPB/HSL from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Pages 1123-1124 | Received 14 May 2010, Accepted 23 Jun 2010, Published online: 23 Sep 2010

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