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Research Article

A case of imported paracoccidioidomycosis in a German legionnaire

R. Horré Institute for Medical Microbiology, Bonn, Germany; yInstitute for Medical Parasitology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; zHospital Bad Cannstatt, Clinic of Dermatology, Stuttgart, Germany;
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G. Schumacher Institute for Medical Microbiology, Bonn, Germany; yInstitute for Medical Parasitology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; zHospital Bad Cannstatt, Clinic of Dermatology, Stuttgart, Germany;
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K. Alpers Institute for Medical Microbiology, Bonn, Germany; yInstitute for Medical Parasitology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; zHospital Bad Cannstatt, Clinic of Dermatology, Stuttgart, Germany;
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H.M. Seitz Institute for Medical Microbiology, Bonn, Germany; yInstitute for Medical Parasitology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; zHospital Bad Cannstatt, Clinic of Dermatology, Stuttgart, Germany;
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S. Adler Institute for Medical Microbiology, Bonn, Germany; yInstitute for Medical Parasitology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; zHospital Bad Cannstatt, Clinic of Dermatology, Stuttgart, Germany;
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K. Lemmer Institute for Medical Microbiology, Bonn, Germany; yInstitute for Medical Parasitology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; zHospital Bad Cannstatt, Clinic of Dermatology, Stuttgart, Germany;
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G.S. de Hoog Institute for Medical Microbiology, Bonn, Germany; yInstitute for Medical Parasitology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; zHospital Bad Cannstatt, Clinic of Dermatology, Stuttgart, Germany;
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K.P. Schaal Institute for Medical Microbiology, Bonn, Germany; yInstitute for Medical Parasitology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; zHospital Bad Cannstatt, Clinic of Dermatology, Stuttgart, Germany;
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K. Tintelnot Institute for Medical Microbiology, Bonn, Germany; yInstitute for Medical Parasitology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; zHospital Bad Cannstatt, Clinic of Dermatology, Stuttgart, Germany;; Robert Koch-Institute, Berlin, Germany; Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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