Zoonotic streptococcus canis infection in Singapore.
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SUBMITTER: Tan RE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4853492 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
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Zoonotic streptococcus canis infection in Singapore.
Tan Ruth En Si RE Yee Wearn Xin WX Cao Delphine Yan Hong DY Tan Peck Lay PL Koh Tse Hsien TH
Singapore medical journal 20160401 4
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