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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 46, 2014 - Issue 3
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Disseminated cryptococcosis, invasive aspergillosis, and mucormycosis in a patient treated with alemtuzumab for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

Aurélia Henn From the Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department, Paris, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Guillaume Mellon From the Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department, Paris, France
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Benoît Henry From the Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department, Paris, France
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Damien Roos-WeilHematology Department, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière, Université Pierre et Marie Curie–Paris 6, Paris, France
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Stéphane Jauréguiberry From the Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department, Paris, France
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Pierre MordantThoracic Surgery Department, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université René Descartes–Paris 5, Paris, France
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Arnaud FekkarMycology and Parasitology Laboratory, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière, Université Pierre et Marie Curie–Paris 6, Paris, France
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Eric Caumes From the Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department, Paris, France
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Pages 231-234 | Received 26 Oct 2013, Accepted 29 Oct 2013, Published online: 23 Jan 2014

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