‘Non-zoonotic’ pasteurella multocida infection in an immunocompromised patient
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2000-9666
DOI: 10.1080/20009666.2018.1548845