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Comment
. 2003 Feb;9(2):276-7; author reply 277-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid0902.020602.

Pneumocystis carinii vs. Pneumocystis jiroveci: another misnomer (response to Stringer et al.)

Walter T Hughes
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Pneumocystis carinii vs. Pneumocystis jiroveci: another misnomer (response to Stringer et al.)

Walter T Hughes. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Feb.
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