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Petriellidiosis (Allescheriosis): Four unusual cases and review of literature

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Rippon, J.W., Carmichael, J.W. Petriellidiosis (Allescheriosis): Four unusual cases and review of literature. Mycopathologia 58, 117–124 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00707183

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