Serious infection caused by group C streptococci.
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چکیده
Group C streptococci commonly cause infection in animals but only occasionally give rise to severe infection in man. We report here three cases of serious human infection due to this organism and discuss its pathogenicity in relation to the clinical manifestations of the disease.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical pathology
دوره 33 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980