Pulmonary histoplasmosis;Histoplasmosis pulmonar

Revista Chilena de Infectologia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 54-59

  Hernan Cabello A ^b   Denise Manieu, M ^a   Miguel Noriega R, L ^b   Manuel Meneses, C ^c   Marcial Peralta, M ^d   Constanza Larraguibel, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^c HOSPITAL DEL SALVADOR   (Chile)

^d Hospital Militar Del General Luis Felipe Brieva Aran

Author keywords

Fungal infection; Histoplasmosis; Lung infection; Pulmonary nodes

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649146579     PISSN: 07161018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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