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Necrotizing Pneumonia Caused by Group C Streptococci in a Young Adult

Vikas Pathak, Iliana Samara Hurtado Rendon and Mihai Smina
Respiratory Care March 2012, 57 (3) 454-456; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.00997
Vikas Pathak
Department of Internal Medicine, St Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, New York.
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Iliana Samara Hurtado Rendon
Department of Internal Medicine, St Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, New York.
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Mihai Smina
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, New York.
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