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Does granulocyte transfusion play a role in the multidisciplinary treatment of invasive mycosis?

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  1. Clinic of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 3, 35128, Padua, Italy

    Simone Cesaro

  2. Division of Immuno–Hematology and Blood Bank Center, Azienda Ospedaliera of Padua, Padua, Italy

    Piero Marson

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Cesaro, S., Marson, P. Does granulocyte transfusion play a role in the multidisciplinary treatment of invasive mycosis?. Support Care Cancer 15, 233–234 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-006-0151-5

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