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  1. Department of Infectious Disease, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1460, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

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Rolston, K. Letter to the editor—chronic disseminated candidiasis. Support Care Cancer 25, 1043–1044 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-016-3546-y

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