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  1. Infectious Disease Clinic, IRCCS AOU San Martino IST, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

    N. Riccardi

  2. Infectious Disease Unit, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy

    G. Cenderello & G. Cassola

  3. Wound Care Unit, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy

    M. Costa

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Riccardi, N., Cenderello, G., Costa, M. et al. An unexpected waterborne traveller. Infection 45, 391–392 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-016-0979-7

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