Haemoptysis and fever in a young refugee from Somalia.

Int J Infect Dis

Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Medicine, University of Sassari, Via Padre Manzella, 4, Sassari, Italy. Electronic address:

Published: December 2018

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