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NasalMycobacterium kansasii infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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  1. Microbiological and Virological Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139, Florence, Italy

    E. Tortoli & M. T. Simonetti

  2. Infectious Disease Service, Careggi Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139, Florence, Italy

    D. Dionisio

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Tortoli, E., Simonetti, M.T. & Dionisio, D. NasalMycobacterium kansasii infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 12, 564–565 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01970968

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