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Acute purulent pericarditis in childhood: don’t forget β-haemolytic group-A Streptococcus

Authors: François Angoulvant, Hélène Bellanger, Suzel Magnier, Philippe Bidet, Carole Saizou, Stéphane Dauger

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 10/2011

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Title: Acute purulent pericarditis in childhood: don’t forget β-haemolytic group-A Streptococcus
Authors: François Angoulvant
Hélène Bellanger
Suzel Magnier
Philippe Bidet
Carole Saizou
Stéphane Dauger
Publication date: 01-10-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 10/2011
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-011-2259-4

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