Pseudo-outbreak of Lecanicillium and Acremonium species in orthopedic surgery patients.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on September 26, 2012

Authors

Carolyn O S Neal1, Eszter Deak, Loretta S Chang, Heather Gilmartin, Lalitha Gade, Maho Imanishi, Connie Price, Mary E Brandt, Tom Chiller, S Arunmozhi Balajee

Author Affiliations

1: Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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