Blood Aspergillus PCR: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

scientific article published on 27 January 2020

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P356DOI10.3390/JOF6010018
P932PMC publication ID7151127
P698PubMed publication ID32012787

P50authorMartin HoeniglQ39596208
Juergen PrattesQ57145459
P2093author name stringMatthias Egger
Jeffrey D Jenks
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P433issue1
P577publication date2020-01-27
P1433published inJournal of FungiQ27726983
P1476titleBlood Aspergillus PCR: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
P478volume6

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