Bacillus oleronius and Demodex mite infestation in patients with chronic blepharitis
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology and Infection
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1198-743X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03704.x