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Rare Fungal Infections in Asia

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The etiologic agents, underlying diseases, the disease spectrum, the successful treatment of rare infections from true fungi and fungal-like microbes in Asian countries including the surveillance data of minimum inhibitory concentrations were summarized.

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Chindamporn, A., Worasilchai, N. (2020). Rare Fungal Infections in Asia. In: Chakrabarti, A. (eds) Clinical Practice of Medical Mycology in Asia. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9459-1_20

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