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  1. Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Francesco Sforza 35, Milan, Italy

    Clara Benedetta Conti, Mirella Fraquelli & Dario Conte

  2. Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Clara Benedetta Conti, Mirella Fraquelli & Dario Conte

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Conti, C.B., Fraquelli, M. & Conte, D. Abdominal infection reveals a rare disease. Intern Emerg Med 13, 535–538 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-017-1737-2

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