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Letter to the Editors

Cryptococcosis and tuberculosis co-infection in mainland China

Min ChenDepartment of Dermatology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Medical Mycology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai200003, China; These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Abdullah MS Al-HatmiDirectorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Ibri Hospital, Ibri21-115, Oman;Department of Medical Mycology, CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht3584CT, The Netherlands; These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Yuchong ChenDepartment of Dermatosurgery, Shanghai Dermatology Hospital, Shanghai200050, China; These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Yang YingBeijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing102206, China; These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Wenjie FangDepartment of Dermatology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Medical Mycology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai200003, China
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Jianping XuDepartment of Biotechnology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ONL8S 4L8, Canada
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Ferry HagenDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen6532SZ, The Netherlands
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Nan HongDepartment of Dermatology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Medical Mycology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai200003, China
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Teun BoekhoutDepartment of Dermatology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Medical Mycology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai200003, China;Department of Medical Mycology, CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht3584CT, The Netherlands
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Wanqing LiaoDepartment of Dermatology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Medical Mycology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai200003, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Weihua PanDepartment of Dermatology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Medical Mycology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai200003, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-3 | Received 27 Apr 2016, Accepted 05 Jul 2016, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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