Cerebral infections in AIDS neurosyphilis

Infections in Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 60-74

  McArthur, Justin C ^a,b   Harrison, Michael J G ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS; Neurosyphilis; Penicillin; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002160611     PISSN: 07496524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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