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. 1995 Jun;71(3):187–192. doi: 10.1136/sti.71.3.187

Disseminated cryptococcal infection despite treatment for cryptococcal meningitis.

R F Miller ¹, S B Lucas ¹, K M De Cock ¹, R J Hay ¹

PMCID: PMC1195495 PMID: 7635497

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