Capnocytophaga canimorsus as a cause of spontaneous Gram-negative bacilli community-acquired meningitis
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology and Infection
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1198-743X
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.07.021