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Extra-vaginal infection caused by Gardnerella vaginalis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

A. P. Johnson
Affiliation:
Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, MRC Clinical Research Centre, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ
Y. L. Boustouller
Affiliation:
Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, MRC Clinical Research Centre, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ
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