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Original Article

An Insidious Case of Streptococcal Soft Tissue Infection

Steven E. Buijk From the Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Karan J. Kanhai From the Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Jan T. Weststrate From the Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
&
Hajo A. Bruining From the Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Pages 153-155 | Received 01 Sep 2001, Published online: 04 Dec 2011

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