Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 31, Issue 19 , Pages 150-152 , 1 October 2009

Bacillary Angiomatosis as an Initial Presentation in an HIV-Positive Man

  • Rossitza A. Draganova-Tacheva, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Hospital and School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Steven Domsky, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Temple University Hospital and School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Vikram Paralkar, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Temple University Hospital and School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Allan L. Truant, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Hospital and School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Temple University Hospital and School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationMailing address: Allan L. Truant, Ph.D., Director, Clinical Microbiology, Immunology, and Virology Laboratories, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, and Internal Medicine, Temple University Hospital and School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140. Tel.: 215-707-3210. Fax: 215-707-2053
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  • Matthew Hurford, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Hospital and School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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PII: S0196-4399(09)00044-0

doi: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2009.09.002

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 31, Issue 19 , Pages 150-152 , 1 October 2009

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