Bacteriological investigation of tissue fluid, lymph and lymph nodes in patients with filarial lymphedema

Lymphology

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages 323-326

  Olszewski, W L ^a   Jamal, S ^b   Manokaran, G ^c   Pani, S ^d   Kumaraswami, V ^e   Kubicka, U ^a   Lukomska, B ^a   Dworczynski, A ^f   Swoboda, E ^f   Mikolajczyk, F ^f  

^a MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

^b Thanjavur Medical College   (India)

^c APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

^d VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

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EID: 0345333147     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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