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Cryptococcal pleural effusion as first indicator of AIDS: A case report

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    F. de Lalla M. D.,  A. Vaglia M. D.,  M. Franzetti M. D.,  V. Manfrin M. D.,  G. P. Pellizzer M. D. &  P. Fabris M. D.

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de Lalla, F., Vaglia, A., Franzetti, M. et al. Cryptococcal pleural effusion as first indicator of AIDS: A case report. Infection 21, 192 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01710547

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