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Brief Report

Correlation of fungal cultures from non-sterile sites and Galactomannan assay with the diagnosis of aspergillosis and mucormycosis based on sterile culture results and histopathologic findings

Taeeun KimDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ;Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2075-4497View further author information
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Jiwon JungDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; View further author information
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Joon Seon SongDepartment of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; View further author information
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Heungsup SungDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of KoreaView further author information
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Sang-Oh LeeDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1381-8787View further author information
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Sang-Ho ChoiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; View further author information
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Yang Soo KimDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; View further author information
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Jun Hee WooDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; View further author information
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Sung-Han KimDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Correspondence[email protected]
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Kyung Ja ChoDepartment of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; View further author information
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Pages 373-376 | Received 07 May 2018, Accepted 01 Mar 2019, Published online: 02 Apr 2019

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