Comparison of the Tzanck test and polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of cutaneous herpes simplex and varicella zoster virus infections
β Scribed by Atilla Ozcan; Mustafa Senol; Hulya Saglam; Muammer Seyhan; Riza Durmaz; Elif Aktas; I. Halil Ozerol
- Book ID
- 110878142
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 79 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0011-9059
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