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Current treatment for nocardia infections

Oliverio WelshUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez University Hospital and School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Ave. Madero y Gonzalitos s/n, Colonia Mitras Centro, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico+52 81 83 48 03 83/83 48 14 65 ext 5; +52 81 83 48 88 55; [email protected]
, MD, DSc,
Lucio Vera-CabreraUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory, Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez University Hospital and School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Ave. Madero y Gonzalitos s/n, Colonia Mitras Centro, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
, PhD &
Mario Cesar Salinas-CarmonaUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, School of Medicine, Department of Immunology, Ave. Madero y Gonzalitos s/n, Colonia Mitras Centro, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
, MD, PhD
Pages 2387-2398 | Published online: 04 Oct 2013

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