Visceral leishmaniasis as a cause of anemia in HIV-infected patients [5]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1088-1089

  Cascio, Antonio ^a   Iaria, Chiara ^a   Antinori, Spinello ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANEMIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL;

EID: 4744356236     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/424452     Document Type: Letter

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