Disseminated Histoplasmosis in HIV-Infected Patients in South America: A Neglected Killer Continues on Its Rampage
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Mathieu Nacher*, Antoine Adenis, Sigrid Mc Donald, Margarete Do Socorro Mendonca Gomes, Shanti Singh, Ivina Lopes Lima, Rosilene Malcher Leite, Sandra Hermelijn, Merril Wongsokarijo, Marja Van Eer, Silvia Marques Da Silva, Maurimelia Mesquita Da Costa, Marizette Silva, Maria Calvacante, Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva Leitao, Beatriz L. Gómez, Angela Restrepo, Angela Tobon, Cristina E. Canteros, Christine Aznar, Denis Blanchet, Vincent Vantilcke, Cyrille Vautrin, Rachida Boukhari, Tom Chiller, Christina Scheel, Angela Ahlquist, Monika Roy, Olivier Lortholary, Bernard Carme, Pierre Couppié, Stephen Vreden
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دوره 7 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2013