Outbreak of cutaneous Bacillus cereus infections among cadets in a university military program - Georgia, August 2004

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 54, Issue 48, 2005, Pages 1233-1235

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ADULT; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REVIEW; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; BACILLUS CEREUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 32544437162     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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