Bacillus Calmette-Guerin infection following intravesical instillation: Does the strain matter?
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عنوان ژورنال: Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0399-077X
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2018.11.014