Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 11 , Pages 911-917 , 2006

Immunohistochemical Study of Lymph Nodes in Patients with Cat Scratch Disease

  • Ying-You Lin

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Cheng-Hsiang Hsiao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yung-Hsiang Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chin-Cheng Lee

      Affiliations

    • Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiang-Jung Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Jeng Pan

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
    • Institute of Medical Biotechnology, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Ming-Jeng Pan, Institute of Medical Biotechnology, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 11 Pu-Tzu Lane, Beitun District, Taichung 40601, Taiwan

Received 18 October 2005 ,Revised 14 December 2005 ,Accepted 2 May 2006.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60176-5

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60176-5

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 11 , Pages 911-917 , 2006

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