1. Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China 2. Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China 3. Nursing Department, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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