Fungal endophthalmitis caused by Paecilomyces variotii following cataract surgery: a presumed operating room air-conditioning system contamination
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1395-3907
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2004.00235.x