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The first case of Eggerthella lenta bacteremia in Korea.

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SUBMITTER: Lee HJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3948837 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The first case of Eggerthella lenta bacteremia in Korea.

Lee Hwa Jeen HJ Hong Sung Kuk SK Choi Woo Suk WS Kim Eui-Chong EC

Annals of laboratory medicine 20140213 2

PMID: 24624360

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