Cyclospora, Isospora, and Sarcocystis Infections

Tropical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1015-1023

  Dillingham, Rebecca ^a   Pape, Jean W ^b   Herwaldt, Barbara L ^c   Guerrant, Richard L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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EID: 84882505155     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-06668-9.50094-6     Document Type: Chapter

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