Inappropriateness of Quinolone in Scrub Typhus Treatment Due togyrAMutation inOrientia tsutsugamushiBoryong Strain
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Medical Science
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1011-8934,1598-6357
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.5.667