Francisella philomiragia: Think of Chronic Granulomatous Disease

  • Angel Robles-Marhuenda
  • Marco Vaca
  • Pilar Romero
  • Antonio Ferreira
  • Eduardo López-Granados
  • Francisco Arnalich
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Internal Medicine DepartmentLa Paz Universitary HospitalMadridSpain
  2. 2.Microbiology DepartmentLa Paz Universitary HospitalMadridSpain
  3. 3.Immunology DepartmentLa Paz Universitary HospitalMadridSpain

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