Persistent Culture-Positive Legionella Infection in an Immunocompetent Adult
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Persistent culture-positive Legionella infection in an immunocompetent adult.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1086/432627