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Research Article

Disseminated Infection Due to Scedosporium apiospermum in a Patient with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

Naoya Ochiai Second Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyoku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Chihiro Shimazaki Second Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyoku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Ryo Uchida Second Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyoku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Shin-ichi Fuchida Second Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyoku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Akira Okano Second Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyoku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Eishi Ashihara Second Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyoku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Tohru Inaba Second Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyoku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Naohisa Fujita Second Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyoku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Masao Nakagawa Second Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyoku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Pages 369-372 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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