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Treatment of Postoperative Aspergillus fumigatus Spondylodiscitis with Itraconazole

Maria N. Peters-Christodoulou From the Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Frits C. De Beer Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Gerard T. A. M. Bots Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Tom M. J. Ottenhoff Hospital “De Baronie”, Breda, The Netherlands
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Jan Thompson From the Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Jan W. Van't Wout From the Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands
Pages 373-376 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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