CliniCon Poster Presentation Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting 2025

A zoophilic fungus masquerading as a bacterial infection  - Trichophyton verrucosum case study (#204)

Yuliasari Pranata 1 , Jenny Robson 1
  1. Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, Bowen Hills, QLD, Australia
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