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Filamentous Fungi Infection in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndrome. A Report of Twelve Cases

Luca Mele Istituto di Semeiotica Medica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 1, I-00168, Rome, Italy
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Paolo Ricci Cattedra di Ematologia, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Annamaria Nosari Divisione Talamona, Ospedale Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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Anna Tonso Divisione Ematologia, Ospedale Molinette, Torino, Italy
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Luana Fianchi Istituto di Semeiotica Medica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 1, I-00168, Rome, Italy
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Laura Cudillo Istituto di Ematologia, Università di Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Livio Pagano Istituto di Semeiotica Medica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 1, I-00168, Rome, Italy
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Pages 1421-1425 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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