A retrospective study of 230 consecutive patients hospitalized for presumed travel-related illness (2000–2006)
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0934-9723,1435-4373
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0555-x