To Cite:
Cheraghsahar
S, Kazemi
S, Birjandi
M, Yarahmadi
M, Mahmoudi
S, et al. Otomycosis in Western Iran: Clinical and Mycological Aspects,
Arch Clin Infect Dis.
2017
;12(2):e57287.
doi: 10.5812/archcid.57287.
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