Fatal disseminated aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient with COVID-19 due to Aspergillus ochraceus
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Mycology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1156-5233
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2021.101124