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Letter to the Editor

INVASIVE FUNGAL INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN WITH HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES: A 5-Year Study

Fani Athanassiadou 2nd Pediatric Department, Hematology—Oncology Unit, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
, MD, PhD,
Athanassios Tragiannidis Microbiology Laboratory, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
, MD,
Maria Kourti Radiology Department, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
, MD,
Theodotis Papageorgiou 2nd Pediatric Department, Hematology—Oncology Unit, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
, MD, PhD,
Aristea Velegraki Microbiology Laboratory, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
, PhD &
Antonios Drevelengas Radiology Department, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
, MD, PhD
Pages 163-166 | Received 25 Apr 2005, Accepted 01 Nov 2005, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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