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Severe primary cytomegalovirus infection in the immunocompetent adult patient: A case series

Christina OraschInfectious Diseases Service and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital, Basel,;Infectious Diseases Service, University Hospital, Lausanne,
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Anna ConenInfectious Diseases Service and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital, Basel,;Infectious Diseases Service and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital, Aarau, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 987-991 | Received 12 Mar 2012, Accepted 22 May 2012, Published online: 25 Jul 2012

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