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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 11, 1979 - Issue 2
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Upper Respiratory Tract Spread of Group B Streptococci Type I b in a Kindergarten

Karen Kvist Christensen Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Lund, the Community Care Sciences Centre, Dalby and the District Medical Center, Höör, Sweden
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Poul Christensen Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Lund, the Community Care Sciences Centre, Dalby and the District Medical Center, Höör, Sweden
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Birgitta Hovelius Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Lund, the Community Care Sciences Centre, Dalby and the District Medical Center, Höör, Sweden
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Lars Pettersson Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Lund, the Community Care Sciences Centre, Dalby and the District Medical Center, Höör, Sweden
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Claës Schalén Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Lund, the Community Care Sciences Centre, Dalby and the District Medical Center, Höör, Sweden
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Håkan Thimansson Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Lund, the Community Care Sciences Centre, Dalby and the District Medical Center, Höör, Sweden
Pages 129-133 | Published online: 02 Jan 2015

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