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Treatment of asymptomatic pulmonary cryptococcosis in immunocompetent hosts with oral fluconazole

Kyoung Hwa Choi Department of Internal Medicine, Research Centre for Pulmonary Disorders, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea
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Seoung Ju Park Department of Internal Medicine, Research Centre for Pulmonary Disorders, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea
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Kyung Hoon Min Department of Internal Medicine, Research Centre for Pulmonary Disorders, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea
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So Ri Kim Department of Internal Medicine, Research Centre for Pulmonary Disorders, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea
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Min Hee Lee Department of Internal Medicine, Research Centre for Pulmonary Disorders, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea
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Chi Ryang Chung Department of Internal Medicine, Research Centre for Pulmonary Disorders, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea
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Hyo Jin Han Department of Internal Medicine, Research Centre for Pulmonary Disorders, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea
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Yong Chul Lee Department of Internal Medicine, Research Centre for Pulmonary Disorders, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 380-385 | Received 26 Oct 2010, Accepted 28 Dec 2010, Published online: 28 Jan 2011

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