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Toxoplasma Gondii pneumonia in italian patients infected with HIV

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The Authors report clinical and epidemiological features of three rare cases of Toxoplasma gondii pneumonia in patients infected with HIV.

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  1. Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Anna Hospital, Via Giovecca, 203, Ferrara, Italy

    M. Libanore & F. Ghinelli

  2. Department of Infectious Disease, Maggiore Hospital, Largo Nigrisoli, 2, Bologna, Italy

    F.M. Gritti

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Libanore, M., Ghinelli, F. & Gritti, F. Toxoplasma Gondii pneumonia in italian patients infected with HIV. Eur J Epidemiol 9, 233–234 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00158799

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