Journal of Infection
Volume 61, Issue 3 , Pages 266-269 , September 2010

Tropheryma whipplei in the skin of patients with classic Whipple’s disease

,Accepted 14 June 2010.

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PII: S0163-4453(10)00174-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.06.007

Journal of Infection
Volume 61, Issue 3 , Pages 266-269 , September 2010

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