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CASE REPORT

Pyopneumothorax Caused by Trichomonas tenax and Porphyromonas endodontalis Coinfection in a Patient with Previous Cerebral Infarction: A Case Report and Literature Review

De-Han Cai1 Nephrology Department in Jiangxi Provincial People’s Hospital Affiliated to Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5696-9844View further author information
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Xiao-Lin Fang2 Department II of Respiratory and Critical Care in Jiangxi Provincial People’s Hospital Affiliated to Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 6101-6108 | Received 20 Jul 2022, Accepted 03 Oct 2022, Published online: 21 Oct 2022

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