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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 35, 2003 - Issue 11-12
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Case Report

An Unusual Cause of Acute Respiratory Distress in a Patient with AIDS: Primary Infection with Toxoplasma gondii

Pierre Emmanuel Charles Service de Réanimation Médicale, Dijon University Hospital, DijonCorrespondencee-mail: [email protected])
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Jean Marc Doise Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon
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Jean Pierre Quenot Laboratoire de Virologie, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon
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Herve Aube Service des Maladies Infectieuses, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon
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Frederic Dalle Service de Réanimation Médicale, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon
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Jean Baptiste Bour Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon
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Pascal Chavanet Laboratoire de Virologie, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon
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Bernard Blettery Service des Maladies Infectieuses, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon
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Pages 902-903 | Received 14 Jul 2003, Accepted 18 Sep 2003, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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