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Diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in HIV-infected patients

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  1. Service of Microbiology, Hospital Valle de Hebrón, Paseo Valle de Hebrón 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain

    I. Gasser & J. González

  2. Service of Haematology, Hospital Valle de Hebrón, Paseo Valle de Hebrón 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain

    A. Jaén

  3. Service of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Valle de Hebrón, Paseo Valle de Hebrón 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain

    E. Ribera

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Gasser, I., Jaén, A., González, J. et al. Diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in HIV-infected patients. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 15, 967–968 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01690522

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