Pathological and epidemiological aspects of skin lesions in histoplasmosis: Observations in an AIDS patient and badgers outside endemic areas of histoplasmosis

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 285, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 531-539

  Grosse, G ^a   Staib, F ^a,e,f   Rapp, J ^b   Rang, H ^c   Heise, W ^a   Kaufman, L ^d  

^a Vivantes Auguste Viktoria Klinikum   (Germany)

^b Staatliches Tierarztliches U   (Germany)

^c Tierhygienisches Institut   (Germany)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^f NONE   (Germany)

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EID: 0031127253     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0934-8840(97)80115-6     Document Type: Article

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