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Case Studies

Soft tissue infection caused by Legionella bozemanii in a patient with ongoing immunosuppressive treatment

Carl-Johan NeiderudSection of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Angela Lagerqvist VidhDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
&
Erik SalaneckSection of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
, MD, PhD
Article: 20739 | Received 01 Mar 2013, Accepted 22 Jul 2013, Published online: 06 Sep 2013

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