Bacillary Angiomatosis and Bacillary Peliosis in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Clinical Characteristics in a Case-Control Study
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Bacillary angiomatosis and bacillary peliosis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus: clinical characteristics in a case-control study.
Clinical characteristics associated with bacillary angiomatosis and bacillary peliosis (BAP) in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection were evaluated in a case-control study; 42 case-patients and 84 controls were matched by clinical care institution. Case-patients presented with fever (temperature, > 37.8 degrees C; 93%), a median CD4 lymphocyte count of 21/mm3, cutaneous or...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.5.794