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Possible role of preserved lemon juice in the epidemiology of candida endophtalmitis in heroin addicts

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Shankland, G.S., Richardson, M.D. Possible role of preserved lemon juice in the epidemiology of candida endophtalmitis in heroin addicts. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 8, 87–89 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964128

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