Editorial
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002319.
eCollection 2013 Nov.
Disseminated histoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients in South America: a neglected killer continues on its rampage
Mathieu Nacher
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, Antoine Adenis , Sigrid Mc Donald , Margarete Do Socorro Mendonca Gomes , Shanti Singh , Ivina Lopes Lima , Rosilene Malcher Leite , Sandra Hermelijn , Merril Wongsokarijo , Marja Van Eer , Silvia Marques Da Silva , Maurimelia Mesquita Da Costa , Marizette Silva , Maria Calvacante , Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva Leitao , Beatriz L Gómez , Angela Restrepo , Angela Tobon , Cristina E Canteros , Christine Aznar , Denis Blanchet , Vincent Vantilcke , Cyrille Vautrin , Rachida Boukhari , Tom Chiller , Christina Scheel , Angela Ahlquist , Monika Roy , Olivier Lortholary , Bernard Carme , Pierre Couppié , Stephen Vreden
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- DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002319
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Disseminated histoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients in South America: a neglected killer continues on its rampage
Mathieu Nacher et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis.
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