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Neurological Complications of Varicella-zoster Virus Infection in Adults with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Arnaud De La Blanchardiere, Flore Rozenberg, Eric Caumes, Odile Picard, Francois Lionnet, Joel Livartowski, Joel Coste, Didier Sicard, Pierre Lebon, Dominique Salmon-Cèron Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Cochin, 27, rue du fg Saint-Jacques, FR-75679 Paris, France
Pages 263-269 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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