The laboratory diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis
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Matthew R Watts, Gemma Robertson and Richard S Bradbury Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Pathology West – ICMPR, and Marie Bashir Institute, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia, Tel: +61 2 9845 6255, Email: [email protected] Melbourne Pathology, Collingwood and James Cook University, Tel: +61 3 9287 7700, Email: [email protected] School of Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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تاریخ انتشار 2016