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Lemierre syndrome caused by co-infection by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum and Fusobacterium necrophorum

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We acknowledge Dr. Prathap Solomon for radiological expertise.

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  1. Department of Medicine Solna, Infectious Diseases Unit, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institute, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden

    K. Lundblom & M. Kalin

  2. Department of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska University Laboratory, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden

    K. Jung

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Lundblom, K., Jung, K. & Kalin, M. Lemierre syndrome caused by co-infection by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum and Fusobacterium necrophorum . Infection 38, 427–429 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-010-0046-8

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