Intravenous drug use causing Enterococcus Faecalis bacteraemia, mycotic pulmonary artery aneurysm and suspected Mucormycosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Access Microbiology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2516-8290
DOI: 10.1099/acmi.fis2019.po0127