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The resurgence of group A streptococcal infections and their sequelae

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  1. World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Streptococci, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, 420 Delaware St. SE, Box 296 UMHC, 55455, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Kaplan, E.L. The resurgence of group A streptococcal infections and their sequelae. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 10, 55–57 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964407

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