Disseminated fusariosis presenting with pulmonary nodules following a line infection
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Disseminated fusariosis presenting with pulmonary nodules following a line infection.
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1413-8670
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702006000600014