Central nervous system aspergillosis in children: a systematic review of reported cases.

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Published in Int J Infect Dis on May 16, 2007

Authors

John Dotis1, Elias Iosifidis, Emmanuel Roilides

Author Affiliations

1: Third Department of Pediatrics, Aristotle University, Hippokration Hospital, Konstantinoupoleos 49, GR 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece.

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