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Non-Intestinal Bacterial Infections in Tropical Regions

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Tropical Pathology

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Non-intestinal bacterial infections account for a very high proportion of disease in tropical underdeveloped countries. In this chapter, however, only a few of the more important specific forms of bacterial disease which nowadays occur mainly or entirely in the tropics are considered.

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Spencer, H. (1973). Non-Intestinal Bacterial Infections in Tropical Regions. In: Tropical Pathology. Spezielle pathologische Anatomie, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-00226-1_2

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