Species distribution in human immunodeficiency virus-related mycobacterial infections: Implications for selection of initial treatment

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 989-992

  Montessori, Val ^b   Phillips, Peter ^a   Montaner, Julio ^b   Haley, Lawrence ^b   Craib, Kevin ^b   Bessuille, Elaine ^b   Black, William ^b  

^a Canadian HIV Trials Network   (Canada)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; FECES CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTESTINE BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029778947     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.6.989     Document Type: Article

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