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Vol. 15. Issue 3.
Pages 298-299 (May - June 2011)
Vol. 15. Issue 3.
Pages 298-299 (May - June 2011)
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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: when should you consider this diagnosis?
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Marcelo Carneiro1,
, Bruna Elisa Koch2, Eliane C. Krummenauer3, Janete Aparecida Machado4
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1 MSc in Microbiology, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), PR; Specialist in Infectology, UEL, PR; Professor of Infectology, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), RS; Coordinator, Epidemiology Unit, Hospital Santa Cruz (HSC), RS, Brazil
2 Medical Student, UNISC, RS; Trainee at CCIH - HSC, RS, Brazil
3 Specialist, Vice- Coordinator, Epidemiology Unit, HSC, RS, Brazil
4 Specialist, Technician, Epidemiology Unit, HSC, RS, Brazil
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