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Molecular characterization of Salmonella typhi isolates from patients with severe and mild typhoid fever

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  1. American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

    W. Heneine & G. Matar

  2. Centers for Disease Control, 1600 Clifton Road, 30333, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

    M. Reeves & B. Swaminathan

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Heneine, W., Matar, G., Reeves, M. et al. Molecular characterization of Salmonella typhi isolates from patients with severe and mild typhoid fever. Eur J Epidemiol 7, 192–193 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00237367

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