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Research Article

Successful Treatment of Chronic Disseminated Candidiasis with Fluconazole and a Granulocyte?Macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor Combination

László Rókusz Infectious Diseases Unit, Central Military Hospital of the Hungarian Defense Forces, Budapest, Hungary
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László Liptay Infectious Diseases Unit, Central Military Hospital of the Hungarian Defense Forces, Budapest, Hungary
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Katalin Kádár Infectious Diseases Unit, Central Military Hospital of the Hungarian Defense Forces, Budapest, Hungary
Pages 784-786 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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