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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2009; 15(9): 1050-1056
Published online Mar 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1050
Role of upper endoscopy in diagnosing opportunistic infections in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients
Ana Luiza Werneck-Silva, Ivete Bedin Prado
Ana Luiza Werneck-Silva, Casa da AIDS-Infectious Disease Division, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Rua Frei Caneca 255, CEP:05403-000, São Paulo, Brazil
Ivete Bedin Prado, University of São Paulo, Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSP Av. Ovídio Pires de Campos, 225, 6 andar CEP:05403-010, São Paulo, Brazil
Author contributions: Werneck-Silva AL reviewed the literature and wrote the paper; Prado IB contributed to the design of the paper, supervised the writing and corrected the paper.
Correspondence to: Ana Luiza Werneck-Silva, Rua Ourânia 100 apto 91, CEP:05445-030, São Paulo, Brazil. alwerneck@uol.com.br
Telephone: +55-11-38148919
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Received: November 25, 2008
Revised: January 6, 2009
Accepted: January 13, 2009
Published online: March 7, 2009
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