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Research Article

Blood Cell Findings Resembling Bartonella spp.

Luiza Helena Urso PitassiDepartment of Dermatology, Medical School, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
, MD,
Maria Letícia CintraDepartment of Pathology, Medical School, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
, MD, PhD,
Marilucia Ruggiero Martins FerreiraDepartment of Pathology, Medical School, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
, MSc,
Renata Ferreira MagalhãesDepartment of Dermatology, Medical School, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
, MD &
Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira VelhoDepartment of Dermatology, Medical School, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
, MD, PhD
Pages 2-6 | Received 25 Aug 2009, Accepted 17 Jan 2009, Published online: 13 Jan 2010

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