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• Address for Correspondence: Dr. Abdullah Kılıç
• Deparmet of Medical Microbiology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy
• Ankara, Turkey Phone: +90 312 304 34 12 E-mail: abkilic@gata.edu.tr