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. 1994 Jul;78(7):577–580. doi: 10.1136/bjo.78.7.577

Bacillus cereus endophthalmitis.

D B David 1, G R Kirkby 1, B A Noble 1
PMCID: PMC504868  PMID: 7918273

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