Turtle-associated Salmonella septicaemia and meningitis in a 2-month-old baby

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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Microbiology

سال: 2009

ISSN: 0022-2615,1473-5644

DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.012146-0