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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

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01-06-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Alveolar echinococcosis in southern Belgium: retrospective experience of a tertiary center

Authors: Audrey Cambier, Philippe Leonard, Bertrand Losson, Jean-Baptiste Giot, Noëlla Bletard, Paul Meunier, Roland Hustinx, Nicolas Meurisse, Jean Delwaide, Pierre Honore, Marie-Pierre Hayette, Olivier Detry

Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases | Issue 6/2018

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Title: Alveolar echinococcosis in southern Belgium: retrospective experience of a tertiary center
Authors: Audrey Cambier
Philippe Leonard
Bertrand Losson
Jean-Baptiste Giot
Noëlla Bletard
Paul Meunier
Roland Hustinx
Nicolas Meurisse
Jean Delwaide
Pierre Honore
Marie-Pierre Hayette
Olivier Detry
Publication date: 01-06-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases / Issue 6/2018
Print ISSN: 0934-9723
Electronic ISSN: 1435-4373
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-018-3233-7

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