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High risk of invasive fungal infections in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients receiving induction and salvage chemotherapy

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Pages 2017-2018 | Received 21 Sep 2016, Accepted 27 Nov 2016, Published online: 08 Dec 2016

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