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Hamaki, T., Kami, M., Kanda, Y. et al. False-positive results of Aspergillus enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in a patient with chronic graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 28, 633–634 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1703209
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