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Comment
. 2016 Dec;8(12):E1767-E1770.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.12.71.

Updated practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of aspergillosis: challenges and opportunities

Michail Alevizakos  1 , Dimitrios Farmakiotis  1 , Eleftherios Mylonakis  1
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Updated practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of aspergillosis: challenges and opportunities

Michail Alevizakos et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Dec.
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. D Farmakiotis has received research support from a Rhode Island Foundation Medical Research Award. Dr. E Mylonakis has received grant and consulting fees from Astellas. Dr. M Alevizakos has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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