A Case with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Diagnosed with Disseminated BCG Infection
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Disseminated BCG Infection in a patient with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
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عنوان ژورنال: Kansenshogaku Zasshi
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0387-5911,1884-569X
DOI: 10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi.85.176