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. 1996 Jan-Mar;2(1):54–56. doi: 10.3201/eid0201.960107

Trends in bacteremic infection due to Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus), 1986-1995.

D M Musher 1, R J Hamill 1, C E Wright 1, J E Clarridge 1, C M Ashton 1
PMCID: PMC2639814  PMID: 8903197

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