An Interesting Case of Sphingobacterium Multivorum Neck Abscess
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2582-3221
DOI: 10.9734/ajrid/2018/v1i113941