Review
[Pneumocystis carinii: laboratory diagnosis. State of the art]
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Italian]
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Review
[Pneumocystis carinii: laboratory diagnosis. State of the art]
[Article in
Italian]
Minerva Med.
1988 Jun.
Abstract
In the light of the international literature and personal observation, the diagnostic techniques employed in Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP), a major opportunistic infection of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are reviewed.
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