Microsporidian sinusitis in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Laryngoscope

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 966-971

  Rossi, Renée M ^a   Wanke, Christine ^a   Federman, Micheline ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0029820786     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199608000-00010     Document Type: Article

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