Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: when should you consider this diagnosis?
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چکیده
1MSc in Microbiology, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), PR; Specialist in Infectology, UEL, PR; Professor of Infectology, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), RS; Coordinator, Epidemiology Unit, Hospital Santa Cruz (HSC), RS, Brazil 2Medical Student, UNISC, RS; Trainee at CCIH HSC, RS, Brazil 3Specialist, ViceCoordinator, Epidemiology Unit, HSC, RS, Brazil 4Specialist, Technician, Epidemiology Unit, HSC, RS, Brazil
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
دوره 15 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011