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FatalTrichosporon pullulans breakthrough fungemia in cancer patients: Report of three patients who failed on prophylaxis with itraconazole

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  1. National Cancer Institute, Trnava

    A. Kunová M. D., J. Godal M. D., J. Sufliarsky M. D., S. Spanik M. D., Ph. D. & T. Kollar M. D.

  2. Dept. of Medicine, University of Trnava, Hornopotočná 23, 917 43, Trnava, Slovak Republic

    V. Krčméry Jr. M. D., Ph. D.

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Kunová, A., Godal, J., Sufliarsky, J. et al. FatalTrichosporon pullulans breakthrough fungemia in cancer patients: Report of three patients who failed on prophylaxis with itraconazole. Infection 24, 273–274 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01781117

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