Usefulness and limits of Ziehl-Neelsen staining to detect paragonimiasis in highly endemic tuberculosis areas.

Parasite Epidemiol Control

Institut de la Francophonie pour la Médecine Tropicale, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Published: February 2017

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