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Possible failure of itraconazole in preventing fungal infection in a neutropenic leukaemia patient

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  1. Department of Hematology, Dr. Daniël den Hoed Cancer Centre, Groene Hilledijk 301, 3075 EA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    B. van der Hoven & W. Sizoo

  2. Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Daniël den Hoed Cancer Centre, Groene Hilledijk 301, 3075 EA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    W. D. H. Hendriks

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van der Hoven, B., Hendriks, W.D.H. & Sizoo, W. Possible failure of itraconazole in preventing fungal infection in a neutropenic leukaemia patient. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 11, 202–204 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01967083

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