Cutaneous Infection Caused by Cylindrocarpon lichenicola in a Patient with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1098-660X,0095-1137
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.9.3375-3378.2000