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Case of monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Citrobacter freundii
Satoshi Kamiya1,2, Tatsuro Sugai1, Keisuke Oka3
1Department of Dermatology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Japan.
The Journal of Dermatology
|April 23, 2024
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