Dirofilaria repens microfilariae from a human node fine-needle aspirate: a case report
Dirofilaria repens microfilariae from a human node fine-needle aspirate: a case report
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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Human dirofilariosis is still a little known infection even in endemic areas. Dirofilariosis is zoonotic infection usually abortive in humans; instead, we report a very rare case (the 4th in the world), the first in Italy, in which at least two infective larvae became mature adults that mated and produced active microfilariae even though they did n...
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Dirofilaria repens microfilariae from a human node fine-needle aspirate: a case report
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4895828
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4895828
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1471-2334
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1471-2334
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10.1186/s12879-016-1582-3
