Screening for Aspergillus spp. using polymerase chain reaction of whole blood samples from patients with haematological malignancies.

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Published in Br J Haematol on April 01, 2001

Authors

C Lass-Flörl1, J Aigner, E Gunsilius, A Petzer, D Nachbaur, G Gastl, H Einsele, J Löffler, M P Dierich, R Würzner

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Hygiene and Social Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria. Cornelia.Lass-Floerl@uibk.ac.at

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