Infección sistémica por Paecilomyces lilacinus en un paciente inmunodeprimido pediátrico: Report of one case
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista médica de Chile
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0034-9887
DOI: 10.4067/s0034-98872003000100012