THUMB CELLULITIS ATTRIBUTABLE TO GROUP G STREPTOCOCCUS
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Thumb cellulitis attributable to group G streptococcus.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0002-8614
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb03761.x