The laboratory diagnosis of vaginal infections caused by Trichomonas and Candida (Monilia) species
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Laboratory diagnosis of fungal infections
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Microbiology
سال: 1968
ISSN: 0022-2615,1473-5644
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-1-1-153