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Aureobasidium pullulans var. melanigenum fungemia in a pediatric patient

Kileen L. Mershon-Shier *Department of Pathology & Laboratory MedicineCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jaime G. Deville Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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Shirley Delair Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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Annette W. Fothergill Fungus Testing Laboratory
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Brian Wickes Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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G. Sybren de Hoog Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Deanna A. Sutton Fungus Testing Laboratory
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Michael A. Lewinski *Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
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Pages 80-83 | Received 18 Feb 2010, Accepted 01 May 2010, Published online: 31 May 2010

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