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Research Article

Sputum Isolation of Wangiella dermatitidis in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

David Diemert Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alb.
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Dennis Kunimoto Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alb.
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Crystal Sand National Centre for Mycology, Provincial Laboratory of Public Health for Northern Alberta, Edmonton, Alb., Canada
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Robert Rennie National Centre for Mycology, Provincial Laboratory of Public Health for Northern Alberta, Edmonton, Alb., Canada
Pages 777-779 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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