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Pages 602 (December 2004)
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Vol. 40. Issue 12.
Pages 602 (December 2004)
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Mediastinitis and Thoracic Empyema Caused by Streptococcus constellatus
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J. Ortiz de Sarachoa, S. Barbanchob, J.L. Mostazac
a Unidad de Neumología, Hospital El Bierzo, Ponferrada, León, Spain
b Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Hospital El Bierzo, Ponferrada, León, Spain
c Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de León, León, Spain
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