An infant with disseminated bacillus Calmette-Guerin infection (BCGitis)
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Disseminated Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) disease in an infant with severe combined immunodeficiency.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2352-6467
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpam.2014.11.005