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Experimental and Clinical Research

Incidence and Management of Proven and Probable Fungal Infections in Patients with Acute Leukemia: A Single Center Experience

R. Fanci
,
C. Casini
,
F. Leoni
,
S. Ciolli
&
A. Bosi
Pages 557-560 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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