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Author

Subhash Chandra Parija, MD, MBBS, PhD, DSc, FRCPath Director, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, India

Subhash Chandra Parija, MD, MBBS, PhD, DSc, FRCPath is a member of the following medical societies: Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology, Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists, Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists, Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists, Indian Medical Association, Indian Society for Parasitology, National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), Royal College of Pathologists

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Specialty Editor Board

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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Chief Editor

Pranatharthi Haran Chandrasekar, MBBS, MD Professor, Chief of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine

Pranatharthi Haran Chandrasekar, MBBS, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Society for Microbiology, International Immunocompromised Host Society, Infectious Diseases Society of America

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Additional Contributors

Jeffrey D Band, MD, FACP, FIDSA Professor of Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine; Health System Chair, Healthcare Epidemiology and International Medicine, Beaumont Health System; Former Chief of Infectious Diseases, Beaumont Hospital; Clinical Professor of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine

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Valda M Chijide, MD Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan; Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Valda M Chijide, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, HIV Medicine Association, Infectious Diseases Society of America

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