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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Voriconazole: a novel treatment option for cryptococcal meningitis

Yan Yao From the Department of Neurology, General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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Jia-Tang Zhang From the Department of Neurology, General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bo Yan From the Department of Neurology, General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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Ting Gao From the Department of Neurology, General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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Xiao-Wei Xing From the Department of Neurology, General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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Cheng-Lin Tian From the Department of Neurology, General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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Xu-Sheng Huang From the Department of Neurology, General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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Sheng-Yuan Yu From the Department of Neurology, General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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Pages 694-700 | Received 19 Oct 2014, Accepted 15 Apr 2015, Published online: 23 Jun 2015

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