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Bartonella
Infections
Cat-Scratch Disease
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Oroya Fever and Verruga Peruana
Oroya fever
Verruga peruana
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Complications
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and Related Infections
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Haemophilus
Infections
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HACEK Infections
Klebsiella
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Enterobacter
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Serratia
Infections
Treatment
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Legionella
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Parapertussis
General references
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Bubonic plague
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Pestis minor
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