Unusual fungal sepsis of Alternaria alternata in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in an adult patient
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0255-0857
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.167324