Airborne fungi causing respiratory allergy in patients from Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Airborne fungi isolated from Fortaleza city, State of Ceará, Brazil.
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1676-2444
DOI: 10.1590/s1676-24442004000200006