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Two case reports: Fatal Absidia corymbifera pulmonary tract infection in the first postoperative phase of a lung transplant patient receiving voriconazole prophylaxis, and transient bronchial Absidia corymbifera colonization in a lung transplant patient

F. Mattner Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Krankenhaushygiene, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl Neuberg Straße 1, D-30625 Hannover, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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H. Weissbrodt Klinik für Herz-Thorax und Gefäßchirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl Neuberg Straße 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany
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M. Strueber Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Krankenhaushygiene, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl Neuberg Straße 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany
Pages 312-314 | Received 22 Dec 2003, Accepted 03 Feb 2004, Published online: 06 Apr 2011

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