Liver biopsy is not useful in the diagnosis of mycobacterial infections in patients who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1302-1304

  Roger, P M ^a   Mondain, V ^b   Saint Paul, M C ^b   Carles, M ^b   Taillan, B ^b   Fuzibet, J G ^b   Michiels, J F ^b   Dujardin, P ^b   Dellamonica, P ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030475773     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.6.1302     Document Type: Article

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