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Clinical Study

Invasive fungal infections in renal transplant patients: a single center study

Minaxi H. PatelDepartment of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Services and Immunohematology, IKDRC-ITS, Ahmedabad, India;
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Rashmi D. PatelDepartment of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Services and Immunohematology, IKDRC-ITS, Ahmedabad, India;
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Aruna V. VanikarDepartment of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Services and Immunohematology, IKDRC-ITS, Ahmedabad, India;
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Kamal V. KanodiaDepartment of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Services and Immunohematology, IKDRC-ITS, Ahmedabad, India;
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Kamlesh S. SutharDepartment of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Services and Immunohematology, IKDRC-ITS, Ahmedabad, India;
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Lovelesh K. NigamDepartment of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Services and Immunohematology, IKDRC-ITS, Ahmedabad, India;
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Himanshu V. PatelDepartment of Nephrology and Clinical Transplantation, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center, Dr H.L. Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences (IKDRC-ITS), Ahmedabad, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ansy H. PatelDepartment of Nephrology and Clinical Transplantation, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center, Dr H.L. Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences (IKDRC-ITS), Ahmedabad, India
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Vivek B. KuteDepartment of Nephrology and Clinical Transplantation, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center, Dr H.L. Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences (IKDRC-ITS), Ahmedabad, India
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Hargovind L. TrivediDepartment of Nephrology and Clinical Transplantation, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center, Dr H.L. Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences (IKDRC-ITS), Ahmedabad, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 294-298 | Received 03 Aug 2016, Accepted 01 Nov 2016, Published online: 13 Jan 2017

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