Community-acquired bacteremia among children admitted to a rural hospital in Mozambique.
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Betuel Sigaúque,
Anna Roca,
Inácio Mandomando,
Luís Morais,
Llorenç Quintó,
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Jahit Sacarlal,
Eusébio Macete,
Tacilta Nhamposa,
Sónia Machevo,
Pedro Aide,
Quique Bassat,
Azucena Bardají,
Delino Nhalungo,
Montse Soriano-Gabarró,
Brendan Flannery,
Clara Menendez,
Myron M Levine,
Pedro L Alonso
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