An unusual cause of a gas-forming liver abscess.
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a Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain b Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain c Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica
دوره 35 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017