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Joseph Adrian L Buensalido, MD Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila College of Medicine; Specialist in Infectious Diseases, Private Practice

Joseph Adrian L Buensalido, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Society for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Michigan Infectious Disease Society, Philippine College of Physicians, Philippine Medical Association, Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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Anna Flor G Malundo, MD, FPCP Medical Specialist in STD/AIDS Guidance, Intervention and Prevention (SAGIP) Clinic, Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila College of Medicine, Philippines

Anna Flor G Malundo, MD, FPCP is a member of the following medical societies: Philippine College of Physicians, Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

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Charles V Sanders, MD Edgar Hull Professor and Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine, Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans; Medical Director, Medicine Hospital Center, Charity Hospital and Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans; Consulting Staff, Ochsner Medical Center

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Bryan A T Lim, MD Chief Fellow, Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila College of Medicine, Philippines

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