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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 24, 2011 - Issue sup2: 7th International Workshop on Neonatology Cagliari (Italy)
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Review Article

Fungal infections in pediatric intensive care units

Gabriele FincoDepartment of Medicine “M. Aresu”, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Daniela SannaDepartment of Medicine “M. Aresu”, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Maurizio EvangelistaDepartment of Emergency, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
,
Paolo MuraDepartment of Medicine “M. Aresu”, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Mario MusuDepartment of Medicine “M. Aresu”, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Pages 21-23 | Published online: 13 Jul 2011

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