Invasive aspergillosis caused by cryptic Aspergillus species: a report of two consecutive episodes in a patient with leukaemia.

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Published in J Med Microbiol on November 15, 2012

Authors

Teresa Peláez1, Sergio Alvarez-Pérez, Emilia Mellado, David Serrano, Maricela Valerio, José L Blanco, Marta E Garcia, Patricia Muñoz, Manuel Cuenca-Estrella, Emilio Bouza

Author Affiliations

1: Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain. mtpelaez@gmail.com

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