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Editorial
. 2019 Dec 23;6(1):6.
doi: 10.3390/jof6010006.

Special Issue: Mucorales and Mucormycosis

Eric Dannaoui  1   2 , Michaela Lackner  3
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Editorial

Special Issue: Mucorales and Mucormycosis

Eric Dannaoui et al. J Fungi (Basel). .

Abstract

Mucormycosis is a life-threatening infection, occurring mainly in immunocompromised patients, but also in immunocompetent patients after traumatic injuries [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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