Nocardiosis: Review of Clinical and Laboratory Experience

Overview

Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2003 Oct 9

PMID 14532173

Citations 146

Authors

Michael A Saubolle

Den Sussland

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