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Pasteurella multocida Peritonitis Another Risk of Animal- Assisted Therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

John Sillery
Affiliation:
University of North Dakota, School of Medicine
James Hargreaves
Affiliation:
Infectious Disease Altru Health System
Philip Marin
Affiliation:
Nephrology Altru Health System
Edgar Lerma
Affiliation:
Nephrology Altru Health System
Cathy Kuznia
Affiliation:
Clinical Laboratory Altru Health System Grand Forks, North Dakota
Claudette Abbe
Affiliation:
Clinical Laboratory Altru Health System Grand Forks, North Dakota
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Abstract

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Type
Letter to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2004

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