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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 10, 1978 - Issue 3
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Typing of Group B Streptococci from the Throat and Urogenital Tract of Females

Karen Kvist Christensen Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Poul Christensen Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
Pages 209-212 | Published online: 02 Jan 2015

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