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Chapter 2-12-4. Anaerobic infections (individual fields): tetanus

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Chapter 2-12-4. Anaerobic infections (individual fields): tetanus. J Infect Chemother 17 (Suppl 1), 125–132 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10156-010-0157-2

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