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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 29, 1997 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Serum PCR of Pneumocystis carinii DNA in Immunocompromised Patients

Dirk Wagner Department for Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital and Medical Center, Tübingen, Germany; Section of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital and Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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JÜRgen Königer Department for Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital and Medical Center, Tübingen, Germany; Section of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital and Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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Winfried V. Kern Department for Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital and Medical Center, Tübingen, Germany; Section of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital and Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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Peter Kern Department for Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital and Medical Center, Tübingen, Germany; Section of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital and Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
Pages 159-164 | Received 02 Aug 1996, Accepted 18 Nov 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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