Cellular Elements in Cholera Stools and Their Relative Importance in Diagnosis of the Disease
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an ordinary observer it is not very difficult to recognise the cardinal symptoms of the disease, but to associate them with the presence of Koch's comma-vibrio is by no means an easy task. It requires a good deal of technical skill and previous experience to cultivate and isolate cholera vibrio successfully from the majority of cases. Nevertheless, in spite of all the experience and skill that is brought to bear 011 the investigation
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دوره 60 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016