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The usefulness of PCR assay in diagnosing disseminated mycobacterial infection in AIDS patients

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Acknowledgements

We thank Alan Michael Rosen for the invaluable proofreading and editing of the grammar and sentence structure in this paper, and to Fulvio Adorni (CNR-ITBA, Milan, Italy) for assistance with the statistical analysis. We are particularly thankful to Bianca Ghisi for her superb typing assistance, to all patients participating in the study and to Patrizia Franza, Anna Bonini and Cecilia Paoli and all of the staff members of the Chair of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, “Luigi Sacco” Hospital, University of Milan, Italy, who cared for them.

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This work was supported by a grant from the Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy (Finalized Research Project no. 126) and by a grant from the “Ermenegildo Zegna” Foundation, Italy, and the AHSI Company, Milan, Italy.

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  1. Clinic of Infectious Diseases, “San Paolo” Hospital, University of Milan, Via A. di Rudinì, 8, 20142, Milan, Italy

    L. Gazzola & A. Gori

  2. Chair of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, “Luigi Sacco” Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    F. Zanini & F. Franzetti

  3. Pathology Unit, Institute of Medical Science, “Luigi Sacco” Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    P. Zerbi

  4. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy

    A. Gori

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Gazzola, L., Zanini, F., Zerbi, P. et al. The usefulness of PCR assay in diagnosing disseminated mycobacterial infection in AIDS patients. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 27, 163–166 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-007-0407-0

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