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Oral terbinafine for treatment of pulmonaryPseudallescheria boydii infection refractory to itraconazole therapy

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    P. E. Verweij & J. F. G. Meis

  2. Division of Pulmonary Diseases, University Hospital Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    N. J. M. Cox

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Verweij, P.E., Cox, N.J.M. & Meis, J.F.G. Oral terbinafine for treatment of pulmonaryPseudallescheria boydii infection refractory to itraconazole therapy. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 16, 26–28 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01575117

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