Eosinophilia in returning travellers and migrants from the tropics: UK recommendations for investigation and initial management.

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Published in J Infect on January 01, 2010

Authors

Anna M Checkley1, Peter L Chiodini, David H Dockrell, Imelda Bates, Guy E Thwaites, Helen L Booth, Michael Brown, Stephen G Wright, Alison D Grant, David C Mabey, Christopher J M Whitty, Frances Sanderson, British Infection Society and Hospital for Tropical Diseases

Author Affiliations

1: Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Capper Street, London WC1E6JB, UK. annacheckley@yahoo.com

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