Transfused neutrophils home to a joint with fungal infection.
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SUBMITTER: Ward DC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5572141 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
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Transfused neutrophils home to a joint with fungal infection.
Ward Dawn C DC Beaulieu Gregory P GP Leitman Susan F SF Flegel Willy A WA
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