Fatal infection with a novel, unidentified mycobacterium in a man with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

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Published in N Engl J Med on July 12, 1990

Authors

B Hirschel1, H R Chang, N Mach, P F Piguet, J Cox, J D Piguet, M T Silva, L Larsson, P R Klatser, J E Thole

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Geneva, Switzerland.

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