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In vivo evaluation of Phthirus pubis with reflectance confocal microscopy

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    Ayse Esra Koku Aksu, Vefa Asli Turgut Erdemir, Mehmet Salih Gurel, Ebru Sarikaya & Ezgi Ozkur

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Aksu, A.E.K., Erdemir, V.A.T., Gurel, M.S. et al. In vivo evaluation of Phthirus pubis with reflectance confocal microscopy. Parasitol Res 114, 3559–3561 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-015-4585-x

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