Etiologic role of Geotrichum candidum in oral lesions of an immunocompromised patient
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Disseminated Geotrichum candidum infection.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Madridge Journal of Vaccines
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2638-1966
DOI: 10.18689/mjv-1000106