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The mechanism for low yield of blood culture in invasive aspergillosis; the clinical importance of antigen detection tests revisited

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Kami, M., Murashige, N., Fujihara, T. et al. The mechanism for low yield of blood culture in invasive aspergillosis; the clinical importance of antigen detection tests revisited. Bone Marrow Transplant 36, 85–86 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1704997

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