Prolonged otorrhea and mastoiditis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1871-4048
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedex.2011.05.002