A case of respiratory co-infection with Aspergillus spp. and an uncommon non-tuberculosis mycobacterium, Mycobacterium szulgai
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Pulmonary Mycobacterium szulgai infection.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.465