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A case of botulism due to an infected traumatic injury

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  1. Centro di Rianimazione, Azienda Ospedaliera “V. Fazzi”, Lecce, Italy

    R. Romanello, F. De Santis & R. Caione

  2. Centro Nazionale per la Diagnosi di Botulismo, Reparto di Microbiologia degli Alimenti, Istituto Superiore della Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, I-00169, Rome, Italy

    L. Fenicia & P. Aureli

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Romanello, R., De Santis, F., Caione, R. et al. A case of botulism due to an infected traumatic injury. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 17, 295–296 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01699992

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