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Impact of invasive fungal disease on the chemotherapy schedule and event-free survival in acute leukemia patients who survived fungal disease: a case-control study

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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Study of Caspofungin Versus Liposomal Amphotericin B for Empiric Antifungal Therapy in Pediatric Patients With Persistent Fever and Neutropenia

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(2009) Pranatharthi Chandrasekar   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY

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Strong Correlation between Serum Aspergillus Galactomannan Index and Outcome of Aspergillosis in Patients with Hematological Cancer: Clinical and Research Implications

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(2008) Yasmine Nivoix et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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