Komatsu, Mitsutakal
(Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University, Infection Control Sciences, Juntendo University)
Tajima, Yutaka (Infection Control Sciences, Juntendo University) Ito, Teruyo (Infection Control Sciences, Juntendo University, Department of Bacteriology, Juntendo University) Yamashiro, Yuichiro (Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University) Hiramatsu, Keiichi (Infection Control Sciences, Juntendo University, Department of Bacteriology, Juntendo University) |
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