Blastomycosis is a serious disease, but let's not raise fears without conclusive data

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 8-9+34

  Proctor, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; BLASTOMYCOSIS; EDITORIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

BLASTOMYCOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 0035156784     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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