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CASE REPORT

A Rare Case of Co-Infection with Nocardia farcinica, Pneumocystis jirovecii, and Aspergillus fumigatus Due to Tooth Extraction in a Mildly Immunosuppressed Patient

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Pages 4853-4857 | Published online: 25 Aug 2022

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