Five Korean Cases of Respiratory Tract Infection by Filamentous Basidiomycetes.
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SUBMITTER: Lee JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6713658 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
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Five Korean Cases of Respiratory Tract Infection by Filamentous Basidiomycetes.
Lee Jong Mi JM Han Eunhee E Kim Jayoung J Park Ji Hyun JH Sung Gi Ho GH Shin Jong Hee JH Park Yeon Joon YJ
Annals of laboratory medicine 20200101 1
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