Relapsing cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection in a lung transplant patient
Alessandro Baisi
Thoracic Surgery Department, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorMario Nosotti
Thoracic Surgery Department, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorBarbara Chella
Thoracic Surgery Department, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLuigi Santambrogio
Thoracic Surgery Department, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAlessandro Baisi
Thoracic Surgery Department, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorMario Nosotti
Thoracic Surgery Department, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorBarbara Chella
Thoracic Surgery Department, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLuigi Santambrogio
Thoracic Surgery Department, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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