Vertebral Osteomyelitis caused byMycobacterium abscessusin an Immunocompetent Patient
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection & Chemotherapy
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2093-2340,2092-6448
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2012.44.6.530