Aeromonas hydrophila wound infection following a tiger bite in Nepal

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 867-870

  Easow, Joshy M ^a   Tuladhar, Rashmi ^a  

^a MANIPAL TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

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EID: 35348982763     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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