Previous antibiotic treatment as a risk factor for recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2640-2890
DOI: 10.29328/journal.cjog.1001034