Atypical Erythema Migrans in Patients with PCR-Positive Lyme Disease
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Atypical Erythema Migrans in Patients with PCR-Positive Lyme Disease
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1905.120796