Advanced Biomedical Research

Phenotypic and Molecular Identification of Nocardia in Brain Abscess

Letter to Editor

Author

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

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Advanced Biomedical Research
Volume 2017, April
April 2017
Pages 1-2