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Dr. Sylvia F costa MD

Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease

DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CTR DURHAM NC, 27710
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Dr. Sylvia F costa is an infectious disease specialist practicing in DURHAM, NC. Dr. F costa specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.

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DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CTR -
DURHAM, NC 27710
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New patients: 919-684-3916
Fax: 919-684-8519

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DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl

PO BOX 3814 DUMC ERWIN RD DURHAM NC 27710

Head southeast 358 ft
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3916 BEN FRANKLIN BOULEVARD DURHAM NC 27704

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3643 N ROXBORO ROAD DURHAM NC 27704

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Continue straight onto 9th Street 4095 ft
Turn right onto West Club Boulevard 713 ft
Turn left onto Broad Street 1.8 mi
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