Clinical studyFatal strongyloidiasis in immunosuppressed patients☆
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The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense. This investigation was supported in part by a research contract, Project No. 3A061102B71Q, from the Medical Research and Development Command, United States Army, Washington, D.C., and by the American Leprosy Missions, Inc., New York, N.Y.
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From the Infectious Diseases Branch and the Geographic Pathology Division, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C.
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Present address: Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 419 Belmont Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01604.
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Kivuvu Leprosarium, Institut Medical Evanglique, Kimpese via Kinshasa, Republic of Zaire.
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Present address: Department of Pathology, University of Hawaii Medical School, Honolulu, Hawaii.