Recovery of Mycobacterium lentiflavum from bronchial lavage during follow-up of an extrapulmonary tuberculosis patient
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Mycobacteriology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2212-5531
DOI: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_58_17