Liver infection caused by Coniothyrium fuckelii in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.25.12.2410-2412.1987