Invasive Mould Disease – Predictive Risk Factors in Acute Leukemia Patients Receiving Intensive Chemotherapy and its Impact on Survival
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Volume 4 • Issue 5 • 1000156 J Blood Disorders Transf ISSN: 2155-9864 JBDT, an open access journal Invasive Mould Disease – Predictive Risk Factors in Acute Leukemia Patients Receiving Intensive Chemotherapy and its Impact on Survival Gee Chuan Wong1*, Jenny GH Low2, Nidhi L Chlebicka2 and Ban Hock Tan2 1Department of Haematology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 2Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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