Mycobacterial contamination of bronchoscopes: Challenges and possible solutions in low resource settings
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Mycobacteriology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2212-5531
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2016.08.002