Contagious acute gastrointestinal infections.
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From the Medical Service, Infectious Disease Section, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the Departments of Medicine and Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine — both in Houston (D.M.M.); and the Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (B.L.M.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Daniel Musher at the Infectious Disease Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, or at daniel.musher@ med.va.gov.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The New England journal of medicine
دوره 351 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004