Alveolar Echinococcosis in Southern Belgium: Retrospective Experience of a Tertiary Center

Overview

Journal Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis

Publisher Springer

Specialties Infectious Diseases
Microbiology

Date 2018 Mar 23

PMID 29564733

Citations 2

Authors

Audrey Cambier

Philippe Leonard

Bertrand Losson

Jean-Baptiste Giot

Noella Bletard

Paul Meunier

Roland Hustinx

Nicolas Meurisse

Jean Delwaide

Pierre Honore

Marie-Pierre Hayette

Olivier Detry

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