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Silent spontaneous retroperitoneal abscess caused by M-type 18Streptococcus pyogenes

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  1. Internal Medicine Department, General Surgery Division, Hospital Sant Jaume, Calella, 08370, Barcelona, Spain

    J. M. Llibre, P. Puig, A. Aloy, J. Roset & J. Torne

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Llibre, J.M., Puig, P., Aloy, A. et al. Silent spontaneous retroperitoneal abscess caused by M-type 18Streptococcus pyogenes . Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 11, 205–207 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01967085

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