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Malassezia in the central nervous system and multiple sclerosis

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  1. Department of Neurology, University Hospital “12 de Octubre”, Avda. de la Constitución 73, portal 3, 7° Izquierda, 28821, Coslada, Madrid, Spain

    Julián Benito-León

  2. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain

    Julián Benito-León

  3. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain

    Julián Benito-León

  4. Shipshaw Labs, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Martin Laurence

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Benito-León, J., Laurence, M. Malassezia in the central nervous system and multiple sclerosis. Infection 47, 135–136 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-018-1196-3

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