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Kingella kingae endocarditis following chickenpox in infancy

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Wycombe Hospital, Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, HP11 2TT, Buckinghamshire, UK

    D. J. Waghorn

  2. Department of Paediatrics, Wycombe Hospital, Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, HP11 2TT, Buckinghamshire, UK

    C. H. Cheetham

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Waghorn, D.J., Cheetham, C.H. Kingella kingae endocarditis following chickenpox in infancy. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 16, 944–946 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700567

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