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This is a selection of articles from the May 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Pathology headlines.
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Source: Am J Pathol - May 31, 2008 Tags: Am J Pathol Source Type: info
Pathophysiological effects of Androctonus australis hector scorpion venom: Tissue damages and inflammatory response.
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Source: Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology - May 31, 2008 Authors: Adi-Bessalem S, Hammoudi-Triki D, Laraba-Djebari F Tags: Exp Toxicol Pathol Source Type: info
Blocking Innate Immune Signaling Clears Alzheimer Pathology in Mice
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 30, 2008 Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: info
HIV Pharmacogenomics (Slides With Audio)
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 30, 2008 Tags: HIV/AIDS Source Type: info
Osteopontin Elevated in CSF of Patients With MS
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 30, 2008 Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: info
Cytological diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma and actinic keratosis, using Papanicolaou and May–Grunwald–Giemsa stained cutaneous tissue smear
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Source: Cytopathology - May 30, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Not Predictive of COPD Mortality
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 30, 2008 Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: info
Targeting N-Cadherin Boosts Melanoma Response to Chemotherapy
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 30, 2008 Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: info
Early H. Pylori Treatment Reduces Risk of Gastric Cancer
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 30, 2008 Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: info
Three-Dimensional Aortic MRI Helps Detect High-Risk Plaque
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 30, 2008 Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: info
Histopathological features and prognostic significance of the micropapillary pattern in lung adenocarcinoma
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Source: Modern Pathology AOP - May 30, 2008 Authors: Kazunori KamiyaYuichiro HayashiJunya DouguchiAkinori HashiguchiTaketo YamadaYotaro IzumiMasazumi WatanabeMasafumi KawamuraHirohisa HorinouchiNaoki ShimadaKoichi KobayashiMichiie Sakamoto Source Type: info
STATLINE Issue May 29, 2008
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Source: STATLINE Federal and State News Briefs - May 29, 2008 Source Type: info
Sentinel Node Mapping: Status in 2008.
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Source: Pathology Case Reviews - May 29, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (856 K) Source Type: info
Intraoperative Imprint Cytology for Sentinel Lymph Node Evaluation of Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report.
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Source: Pathology Case Reviews - May 29, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (664 K) Source Type: info
Lung Adenocarcinoma: Modification of the 2004 WHO Mixed Subtype to Include the Major Histologic Subtype Suggests Correlations Between Papillary and Micropapillary Adenocarcinoma Subtypes, EGFR Mutations and Gene Expression Analysis.
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Source: The American Journal of Surgical Pathology - May 29, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (735 K) Source Type: info
Atypical Vascular Lesions After Surgery and Radiation of the Breast: A Clinicopathologic Study of 32 Cases Analyzing Histologic Heterogeneity and Association With Angiosarcoma.
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Source: The American Journal of Surgical Pathology - May 29, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (1.645 M) Source Type: info
Expression of CD56 and WT1 in Ovarian Stroma and Ovarian Stromal Tumors.
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Source: The American Journal of Surgical Pathology - May 29, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (624 K) Source Type: info
Histologic Distinction Between Subungual Lentigo and Melanoma.
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Source: The American Journal of Surgical Pathology - May 29, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (762 K) Source Type: info
Intravascular Large T-cell or NK-cell Lymphoma: A Rare Variant of Intravascular Large Cell Lymphoma With Frequent Cytotoxic Phenotype and Association With Epstein-Barr Virus Infection.
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Source: The American Journal of Surgical Pathology - May 29, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (639 K) Source Type: info
Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma of Soft Tissue: A Proposal for Risk Stratification Based on 49 Cases.
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Source: The American Journal of Surgical Pathology - May 29, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (196 K) Source Type: info
Microscopic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in Esophageal and Intestinal Surgical Resection Specimens: A Clinicopathologic, Immunohistochemical, and Molecular Study of 19 Lesions.
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Source: The American Journal of Surgical Pathology - May 29, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (302 K) Source Type: info
BD ProEx C: A Sensitive and Specific Marker of HPV-associated Squamous Lesions of the Cervix.
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Source: The American Journal of Surgical Pathology - May 29, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (595 K) Source Type: info
Partial Atrophy on Prostate Needle Biopsy Cores: A Morphologic and Immunohistochemical Study.
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Source: The American Journal of Surgical Pathology - May 29, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (1.058 M) Source Type: info
Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia developing in a patient with history of peripheral T-cell lymphoma: evidence for multicentric T-cell lymphoproliferative process
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Source: Diagnostic Pathology - May 29, 2008 Authors: Luis F Gonzalez-Cuyar, Fabio Tavora, X FRANK Zhao, Guanghua Wang, Aaron Auerbach, Nadine Aguilera and Allen P Burke Source Type: info
Brazil Court to Decide on Embryonic Cell Research
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 28, 2008 Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Source Type: info
Risk-reducing Total Gastrectomy for Germline Mutations in E-cadherin (CDH1): Pathologic Findings With Clinical Implications.
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Source: The American Journal of Surgical Pathology - May 28, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (1.291 M) Source Type: info
Bilirubin Level Linked to Auditory Brainstem Response in Jaundiced Newborns
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 28, 2008 Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: info
Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Infants May Increase Later Risk for Serious Infections
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 28, 2008 Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: info
The prognostic impact of M-CSF, CSF-1 receptor, CD68 and CD3 in prostatic carcinoma
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Source: Histopathology - May 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Cardioprotective activity of Ginkgo biloba Phytosomes in isoproterenol-induced myocardial necrosis in rats: A biochemical and histoarchitectural evaluation.
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Source: Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology - May 28, 2008 Authors: Panda VS, Naik SR Tags: Exp Toxicol Pathol Source Type: info
Higher Neutrophil Counts Associated With Worse Outcomes After MI
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 27, 2008 Tags: Cardiology Source Type: info
Innate Immune Response May Underlie Development of COPD
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 27, 2008 Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Source Type: info
Abstracts
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Source: Cytopathology - May 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Angiocentric Lesions of the Head and Neck
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Source: Head and Neck Pathology - May 27, 2008 Tags: Head and Neck Pathology Source Type: info
[Original articles] High expression of Polycomb group protein EZH2 predicts poor survival in salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma
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Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology - May 27, 2008 Authors: Vekony, H, Raaphorst, F M, Otte, A P, van Lohuizen, M, Leemans, C R, van der Waal, I, Bloemena, E Tags: Original articles Source Type: info
[Original articles] Value of CT-guided biopsy in the diagnosis of septic discitis
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Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology - May 27, 2008 Authors: Enoch, D A, Cargill, J S, Laing, R, Herbert, S, Corrah, T W, Brown, N M Tags: Original articles Source Type: info
[Original articles] Seven genomic subtypes of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: a detailed analysis of gene networks and clinical phenotypes
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Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology - May 27, 2008 Authors: Kerr, J R, Burke, B, Petty, R, Gough, J, Fear, D, Mattey, D L, Axford, J S, Dalgleish, A G, Nutt, D J Tags: Original articles Source Type: info
[Case reports] Rare provisional entity: primary cutaneous aggressive epidermotropic CD8+ cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma in a young woman
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Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology - May 27, 2008 Authors: Csomor, J, Bognar, A, Benedek, S, Sinko, J, Fekete, S, Krenacs, L, Matolcsy, A, Reiniger, L Tags: Case reports Source Type: info
[Case reports] Salmonella Michigan soft tissue infection in an immunocompromised child
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Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology - May 27, 2008 Authors: Hames, A, Mumford, J, Hale, J, Galloway, A Tags: Case reports Source Type: info
[Review] Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome
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Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology - May 27, 2008 Authors: Olufadi, R, Byrne, C D Tags: Review Source Type: info
[My approach] Loss of basal cell keratin 14 reflects increased risk of recurrence in surgically resected sinonasal inverted papilloma
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Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology - May 27, 2008 Authors: Gunia, S, Liebe, D, Koch, S Tags: My approach Source Type: info
[PostScript] Who should request and interpret tests for heritable thrombophilia?
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Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology - May 27, 2008 Authors: Thachil, J Tags: PostScript Source Type: info
[Original articles] Molecular testing for somatic mutations in common cancers: the views of UK oncologists
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Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology - May 27, 2008 Authors: Wordsworth, S, Buchanan, J, Papanicolas, I, Taylor, J, Frayling, I, Tomlinson, I Tags: Original articles Source Type: info
[Case reports] Adenomatoid tumour of the liver
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Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology - May 27, 2008 Authors: Nagata, S, Aishima, S, Fukuzawa, K, Takagi, H, Yonemasu, H, Iwashita, Y, Kinoshita, T, Wakasugi, K Tags: Case reports Source Type: info
[Original articles] Omeprazole-associated changes in the gastric mucosa of children
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Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology - May 27, 2008 Authors: Drut, R, Altamirano, E, Rua, E C. Tags: Original articles Source Type: info
[Original articles] Characteristics of KIT-negative gastrointestinal stromal tumours and diagnostic utility of protein kinase C theta immunostaining
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Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology - May 27, 2008 Authors: Lee, H E, Kim, M A, Lee, H S, Lee, B L, Kim, W H Tags: Original articles Source Type: info
Nuclear factor-kappaB activation is associated with somatic and germ line RET mutations in medullary thyroid carcinoma.
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Source: Human Pathology - May 26, 2008 Authors: Gallel P, Pallares J, Dolcet X, Llobet D, Eritja N, Santacana M, Yeramian A, Palomar-Asenjo V, Lagarda H, Mauricio D, Encinas M, Matias-Guiu X Tags: Hum Pathol Source Type: info
Sonography Should Be First Imaging Study for Suspected Appendicitis
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 25, 2008 Tags: Radiology Source Type: info
Germline SDHB Mutations are Common in Patients With Apparently Sporadic Sympathetic Paragangliomas.
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Source: Diagnostic Molecular Pathology - May 24, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (514 K) Source Type: info
Correlation of Pap Smear, Cervical Biopsy, and Clinical Follow-up With an HPV Typing Microarray System.
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Source: Diagnostic Molecular Pathology - May 24, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (270 K) Source Type: info
High-resolution Genotyping of Chromosome 8 in Colon Adenocarcinomas Reveals Recurrent Break Point But No Gene Mutation in the 8p21 Region.
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Source: Diagnostic Molecular Pathology - May 24, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (97 K) Source Type: info
Three German fibrinogen Aα-chain amyloidosis patients with the p.Glu526Val mutation
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Source: Virchows Archiv - May 24, 2008 Tags: Virchows Archiv Source Type: info
Pathogenesis of lymphangiomas
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Source: Virchows Archiv - May 24, 2008 Tags: Virchows Archiv Source Type: info
Detection of Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Gene Rearrangements in Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma Using Commercially Available BIOMED-2 Primers.
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Source: Diagnostic Molecular Pathology - May 23, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (1.038 M) Source Type: info
Moxifloxacin Monotherapy Effective for Community-Acquired Pneumonia
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 23, 2008 Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
Guidelines Issued About Lack of Evidence for Screening for Gestational Diabetes
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 23, 2008 Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: info
CAP and ASCP Reaffirm Commitment to Work Together
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Source: CAP@YourService Your College News - May 23, 2008 Source Type: info
Gastric hyperplastic polyps in post transplant patients: a clinicopathologic study
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Source: Modern Pathology AOP - May 23, 2008 Authors: Kim D JewellDaniel L ToweillPaul E SwansonMelissa P UptonMatthew M Yeh Source Type: info
Absence of TMPRSS2:ERG fusions and PTEN losses in prostate cancer is associated with a favorable outcome
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Source: Modern Pathology AOP - May 23, 2008 Authors: Maisa YoshimotoAnthony M JoshuaIsabela W CunhaRenata A CoudryFrancisco P FonsecaOlga LudkovskiMaria ZielenskaFernando A SoaresJeremy A Squire Source Type: info
Clinicopathological and molecular analysis of endometrial carcinoma associated with tamoxifen
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Source: Modern Pathology AOP - May 23, 2008 Authors: Julia TurbinerGema Moreno-BuenoSonika DahiyaCarolina Sánchez-EstevezDavid HardissonJaime PratEsther OlivaJosé Palacios Source Type: info
Histologic and immunohistochemical decision-making in endometrial adenocarcinoma
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Source: Modern Pathology AOP - May 23, 2008 Authors: Lesley LomoMarisa R NucciKenneth R LeeMing-Chieh LinMichelle S HirschChristopher P CrumGeorge L Mutter Source Type: info
Parameters of perineural invasion in radical prostatectomy specimens lack prognostic significance
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Source: Modern Pathology AOP - May 23, 2008 Authors: A David MerrileesPeter B BethwaiteGrant L RussellRichard G RobinsonBrett Delahunt Source Type: info
Human papillomavirus genotyping for the eight oncogenic types can improve specificity of HPV testing in women with mildly abnormal Pap results
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Source: Modern Pathology AOP - May 23, 2008 Authors: Ming GuoChing-Yu LinYun GongDavid E CogdellWei ZhangE LinNour Sneige Source Type: info
Adrenal gland hemorrhage in patients with fatal bacterial infections
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Source: Modern Pathology AOP - May 23, 2008 Authors: Jeannette GuarnerChristopher D PaddockJeanine BartlettSherif R Zaki Source Type: info
Hepatocyte Growth Factor Exerts Its Anti-Inflammatory Action by Disrupting Nuclear Factor-{kappa}B Signaling.
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Source: Am J Pathol - May 23, 2008 Authors: Giannopoulou M, Dai C, Tan X, Wen X, Michalopoulos GK, Liu Y Tags: Am J Pathol Source Type: info
Immunohistochemical analysis of possible chemoresistance markers identified by micro-arrays on serous ovarian carcinomas
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Source: Modern Pathology AOP - May 23, 2008 Authors: Bernard TêtuIon PopaIsabelle BairatiSylvain L'EsperanceMagdalena BachvarovaMarie PlanteFrançois HarelDimcho Bachvarov Source Type: info
Automated detection of genetic abnormalities combined with cytology in sputum is a sensitive predictor of lung cancer
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Source: Modern Pathology AOP - May 23, 2008 Authors: Ruth L KatzTanweer M ZaidiRicardo L FernandezJingpin ZhangWeigong HeCharisse AcostaMichal DanielyLea MadiMary A VargasQiong DongXiaoying Gao Feng JiangNancy P CarawayAra A VaporciyanJack A RothMargaret R Spitz Source Type: info
Fluorescence in situ hybridization for MDM2 gene amplification as a diagnostic tool in lipomatous neoplasms
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Source: Modern Pathology AOP - May 23, 2008 Authors: Joshua WeaverErinn Downs-KellyJohn R GoldblumSondra TurnerSucheta KulkarniRaymond R TubbsBrian P RubinMarek Skacel Source Type: info
Adenovirus Vector Could Yield H5N1 Influenza Vaccine Without Eggs
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 22, 2008 Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
Asymmetric Dimethylarginine Level After MI Predicts Mortality
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 22, 2008 Tags: Cardiology Source Type: info
Embryonic Stem Cells Fully Differentiated Into Pure, Mature Hepatocytes
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Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 22, 2008 Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: info
Primary nodal follicular lymphoma with spindle cell features: a potential diagnostic pitfall
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Source: Histopathology - May 22, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Simple Clinical Score Predicts Tuberculosis in HIV-Positive Children