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CASE REPORT

Recurrent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Caused by Ureaplasma urealyticum in an Immunocompromised Adult Patient: A Case Report

Min Zhang1 Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Hui Huang1 Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Haichao Yang1 Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Ge Yang2 Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Wenwen Wang1 Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Juying He2 Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Guiyu Wang3 Department of Clinical Laboratory, the First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xichuan Yang1 Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Zhifang Zhai1 Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 6863-6868 | Received 16 Sep 2022, Accepted 23 Nov 2022, Published online: 28 Nov 2022

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