Invasive group B streptococcal infection in infants, Malawi.

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Published in Emerg Infect Dis on February 01, 2007

Authors

Katherine J Gray1, Sally L Bennett, Neil French, Amos J Phiri, Stephen M Graham

Author Affiliations

1: Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Programme of Clinical Tropical Research, Blantyre, Malawi. kgray@africa-online.net

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