Scientific Letters
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2017): Review, Original Articles, Case Reports

How we manage invasive fungal disease in acute myeloid leukemia patients with Glucose 6 Dehydrogenase deficiency

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Received: April 13, 2017
Accepted: July 16, 2017
Published: August 14, 2017
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“How we manage invasive fungal disease in acute myeloid leukemia patients with Glucose 6 Dehydrogenase deficiency” (2017) Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 9(1), p. e2017047. doi:10.4084/mjhid.2017.047.