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Study on blood cultures and bacteria counts in the blood of paratyphoid fever A patients

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  1. S. K. Wang

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  1. Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Yuxi City, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, China

    H. Y. Liu, Q. Wu, R. S. Yang & Y. B. Yao

  2. School of Life Science in Yunnan University, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China

    S. K. Wang & P. S. Sun

  3. People’s Hospital, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, China

    C. J. Chu, D. S. Shan & F. L. Kong

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Wang, S.K., Chu, C.J., Sun, P.S. et al. Study on blood cultures and bacteria counts in the blood of paratyphoid fever A patients. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 28, 1259–1261 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-009-0766-9

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