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A case report and literature review of Corynebacterium urealyticum infection acquired in the hospital

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, San Camillo Hospital, Circonvallazione Gianicolense, 00142, Rome, Italy

    Giuseppe Famularo, Giovanni Minisola & Giulio Cesare Nicotra

  2. Department of Microbiology, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

    Gabriella Parisi

  3. Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy

    Claudio De Simone

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Famularo, G., Minisola, G., Nicotra, G.C. et al. A case report and literature review of Corynebacterium urealyticum infection acquired in the hospital. Intern Emerg Med 3, 293–295 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-008-0120-8

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