Two cases of cryptococcosis.
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Two cases of Cryptococcus neoformans infection are described, both complicating chronic renal failure. In one case the use of prednisone and immunosuppressive drugs may have predisposed to infection.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical pathology
دوره 19 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1966