Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis in HIV-Infected Patients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 967-968

  Gasser, I ^a   Jaen A ^a   Gonzalez J ^a   Ribera, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE CULTIVATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; BONE MARROW; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0030455085     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01690522     Document Type: Article

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