Disseminated Talaromyces infection in an AIDS patient.

Clin Microbiol Infect

Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Careggi University and Hospital, Florence, Italy.

Published: January 2022

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