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Published in: Infection 6/2016

01-12-2016 | Correspondence

Letter to the editor of infection in response to de Francesco et al., a cluster of invasive listeriosis in Brescia, Italy

Authors: Mirella Pontello, Maria Gori, Giulia Ciceri, Ettore Amato

Published in: Infection | Issue 6/2016

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Title
Letter to the editor of infection in response to de Francesco et al., a cluster of invasive listeriosis in Brescia, Italy
Authors
Mirella Pontello
Maria Gori
Giulia Ciceri
Ettore Amato
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Infection / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-016-0931-x

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