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Late onset cytomegalovirus encephalitis after reduced-intensity conditioning allogeneic SCT: an emerging neurological complication?

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  1. Division of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

    A Candoni, E Simeone, S Buttignol, S Volpetti & R Fanin

  2. Department of Hematology, Laboratory of Virology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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  3. Laboratory of Virology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

    C Pipan

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Candoni, A., Simeone, E., Buttignol, S. et al. Late onset cytomegalovirus encephalitis after reduced-intensity conditioning allogeneic SCT: an emerging neurological complication?. Bone Marrow Transplant 46, 455–456 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2010.123

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