Seasonal variation of disseminated Penicillium marneffei infections in northern Thailand: A clue to the reservoir?

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1490-1493

  Chariyalertsak, Suwat ^b   Sirisanthana, Thira ^b   Supparatpinyo, Khuanchai ^b   Nelson, Kenrad E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; THAILAND;

EID: 0029847066     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/173.6.1490     Document Type: Article

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