Serum LDH level as a clue to the diagnosis of histoplasmosis.

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Published in AIDS Read on July 01, 2002

Authors

Adeel A Butt1, Stephanie Michaels, Donald Greer, Rebecca Clark, Patricia Kissinger, David H Martin

Author Affiliations

1: University of Pittsburgh, ID-HIV Clinics, Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, USA.

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