Early diagnosis of an acute HIV infection in a primary care setting: The opportunity for early treatment and prevention [1]

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 33-

  Dobec, Marinko ^a   Frei, Juerg ^b   Flaviano, Alois ^a   Kaeppeli, Franz ^a  

^a Medica   (Switzerland)

^b Permanence Hauptbahnhof Practice   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOXIFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROPHYLAXIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

EID: 33846650573     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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