Shigella flexneri bacteremia: An infrequently documented complication of shigellosis

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 19, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 166-167

  Von Heyking, Audrey K ^a   McInintosh, John James ^a  

^a St Joseph's Hospital and Home   (Canada)

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EID: 0040691190     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-4399(00)89184-9     Document Type: Note

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