Cutaneous botryomycosis treated successfully with injectable ceftriaxone sodium in an immunocompetent child.

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol

Department of Pathology, Prolife Diagnostics, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Published: November 2018

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