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Research Article| Volume 12, ISSUE 5, P293-296, October 1984

Injection-site absccess caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus An unusual complication of tonsillectomy and intramuscular injection

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0196-6553(84)90049-X
Injection-site absccess caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus An unusual complication of tonsillectomy and intramuscular injection
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