State-of-the-art microbiology and infectious diseases during 26th ECCMID
Journal Title: World Journal of Medical Images, Videos and Cases - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue
Abstract
Editorial on the biggest microbiology congress in the world - the 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases from 9-12 April 2016 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. There are no abstracts for Editorials, for full text please see: http://www.wjomi.com
Authors and Affiliations
Piotr Kochan
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