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. 1988 Feb;43(2):151–152. doi: 10.1136/thx.43.2.151

Fatal infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum associated with oesophageal achalasia.

G Varghese 1, R Shepherd 1, P Watt 1, J H Bruce 1
PMCID: PMC1020758  PMID: 3353887

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