Salmonella enteritidis primary bacteremia in previously healthy patient from Taiwan: case report
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عنوان ژورنال: Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2049-9361,2049-937X
DOI: 10.1177/2049936116661949