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Successful treatment of disseminated fusariosis with high dose liposomal amphotericin-B in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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  1. Department of Hematology, S. Eugenio Hospital, University Tor Vergata, piazzale Umanesimo 10, 00144, Rome, Italy

    Laura Cudillo, Andrea Tendas, Alessandra Picardi, Teresa Dentamaro, Maria Ilaria Del Principe, Sergio Amadori & Paolo de Fabritiis

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Cudillo, L., Tendas, A., Picardi, A. et al. Successful treatment of disseminated fusariosis with high dose liposomal amphotericin-B in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Ann Hematol 85, 136–138 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-005-0002-3

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