Aeromonas hydrophila Septicemia in Acute Hand Injury: A Case Report
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عنوان ژورنال: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1607-551X
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70170-6