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Case Reports
. 2020 Nov;26(11):1582-1584.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.06.026. Epub 2020 Jun 30.

Invasive pulmonary fusariosis in an immunocompetent critically ill patient with severe COVID-19

C Poignon  1 , M Blaize  1 , C Vezinet  2 , A Lampros  1 , A Monsel  3 , A Fekkar  4
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Invasive pulmonary fusariosis in an immunocompetent critically ill patient with severe COVID-19

C Poignon et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2020 Nov.
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Timeline for an immunocompetent patient who developed invasive pulmonary fusariosis during severe COVID-19. Day 1 is the day the patient was admitted to the intensive care unit. D, days; BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; GM, galactomannan index determination; BDG, β-D-glucan dosage.
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