Outbreak of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis caused by adenovirus type 54 in a nursery school in Kobe City, Japan in 2008.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Japanese journal of infectious diseases
دوره 64 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011