Penicillium marneffei infection diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction from the skin specimen

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 344-346

  Tsunemi, Yuichiro ^a   Takahashi, Takenori ^b   Tamaki, Takeshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS;

EID: 0042634066     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0190-9622(03)00486-9     Document Type: Article

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