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Case Report

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

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Pages 312-314 | Received 22 Dec 2003, Accepted 03 Feb 2004, Published online: 06 Apr 2011

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