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Greene JN, et al. Infections in Cancer Patients. Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2004.
Betts RF, et al. Reese and Betts’ A Practical Approach to Infectious Diseases 5th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003.
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Websites, electronic media:
Centers for Disease Control, http:/www.cdc.gov/.
Public Health Image Library, http:/phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp
eMedicine, http:/www.emedicine.com/.
Johns Hopkins Infectious Diseases, http:/www.hopkins-id.edu/.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, http:/www.medscape.com/.
MDConsult, http:/home.mdconsult.com/php/33284947-2/home.html/.
UpToDate, http:/uptodateonline.com.
The Gorgas Courses in Clinical Tropical Medicine, http:/www.gorgas.org
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