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Science 17 June 1994:
Vol. 264. no. 5166, p. 1665
DOI: 10.1126/science.8209244
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Flesh-eating bacteria: not new, but still worrisome

R Nowak

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Article topics:

  • Microbiology..Streptococcus
  • Medicine..Necrotizing Fasciitis
  • Religious Studies..Death
  • Medicine..Disease Outbreaks
  • Medicine..Mortality and Morbidity
  • Medicine..Epidemiology


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