Diagnostic methods for invasive fungal diseases in patients with hematologic malignancies
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Fungal Infections in Pediatric Patients with Hematologic Malignancies
As the data on the epidemiology and outcome of fungal infections in children with hematologic cancer are limited especially in Iran, this study was aimed to delineate the epidemiologic features and outcome of fungal infections in this population. The medical records of all children with hematologic malignancies diagnosed with a fungal infection from 2005 to 2010 at a tertiary pediatric hospita...
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عنوان ژورنال: Expert Review of Hematology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1747-4086,1747-4094
DOI: 10.1586/ehm.12.53