Successful Treatment of Uncomplicated Gonococcal Urethritis in HIV-Infected Patients with Single-Dose Oral Cefpodoxime
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1712-9532
DOI: 10.1155/2010/561908