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Review
. 2002 Sep;9(5):951-8.
doi: 10.1128/cdli.9.5.951-958.2002.

Laboratory diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

Shyam Sundar  1 , M Rai
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Review

Laboratory diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

Shyam Sundar et al. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 2002 Sep.
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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Microphotograph showing intracellular and extracellular L. donovani bodies in splenic aspirate from a patient with visceral leishmaniasis.
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