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Cryptosporidium parvum infection vs GVHD after hematopoietic SCT: diagnosis by PCR with resolution of symptoms

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  1. Department of Hematology, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    E Sebastián, J Martín, L Vazquez & M D Caballero

  2. Gastroenterology/Hepatology Section, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA

    G B McDonald

  3. Department of Pathological Anatomy, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    T Flores

  4. Department of Digestive, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    A Rodríguez

  5. Department of Parasitology, National Center of Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

    A Blanco & I de Fuentes

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Sebastián, E., Martín, J., McDonald, G. et al. Cryptosporidium parvum infection vs GVHD after hematopoietic SCT: diagnosis by PCR with resolution of symptoms. Bone Marrow Transplant 46, 612–614 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2010.156

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