Fever of unknown origin in HIV/AIDS patients

Drugs of Today

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 429-434

  Cunha, Burke A ^a,b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; FUNGUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEISHMANIASIS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0032803410     PISSN: 16993993     EISSN: 16994019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/dot.1999.35.6.544929     Document Type: Review

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