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Letters to the Editor

Candida glabrata fungaemia at an Australian cancer centre: epidemiology, risk factors and therapy

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Pages 3442-3444 | Received 20 Jan 2015, Accepted 21 Feb 2015, Published online: 20 Nov 2015

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