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. 2025 Nov 1;44(11):1141-1143.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004955. Epub 2025 Oct 9.

Two-year-old With Hydrocephalus

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Two-year-old With Hydrocephalus

Paul G Mitchell et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. .
No abstract available

Keywords: central nervous system fungal infections; endemic diseases; fungi; histoplasmosis; invasive fungal infections.

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The authors have no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose.

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