Mycobacterium mucogenicumHand Infection in an Intravenous Drug Abuser

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

سال: 2018

ISSN: 2090-6625,2090-6633

DOI: 10.1155/2018/1258649