1214Environment as a Potential Source of Fusarium spp. Invasive Infections in Immunocompromised Patients
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1214. Environment as a Potential Source of Fusarium spp. Invasive Infections in Immunocompromised Patients Maria Luiza Moretti,; Ariane Busso-Lopes,; Renato Moraes,; Yasunori Muraosa,; Yuzuru Mikami,; Plinio Trabasso,; Kenichiro Tominaga,; Francheline ReichertLima,; Luzia Lyra,; Tohru Gonoi,; Hideaki Taguchi,; Angelica Schreiber,; Katsuhiko Kamei,; University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil; Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba, Japan; Japan International Cooperation Agency, Brasilia, Brazil
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