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Letter to the Editor

Pre-exposure of Candida species to cytarabine and daunorubicin does not affect their in vitro antifungal susceptibility and virulence in flies

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Pages 344-346 | Received 25 Feb 2013, Accepted 20 Mar 2013, Published online: 23 Apr 2013

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