Invited Review Pyogenic Abscesses and Parasitic Diseases
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چکیده
(1) Faculdade de Medicina da UFMG, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Curso de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. Correspondence to: Prof. José Roberto Lambertucci, Faculdade de Medicina UFMG, Depto. Clínica Médica, Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Av. Alfredo Balena 190, 30130100 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] INVITED REVIEW
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