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[Some human mycoses].

Abstract

The increase in cases of mycosis, especially those due to "opportunistic fungi", is examined. Reference is made to some rare cases of infection that appear to show that some fungi not usually regarded as pathogenic, but merely as parasites of animals and plants, now tend to result in human infection. Various clinical and epidemiological features of "deep mycosis" caused by fungi with dimorphism are also discussed.

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G Tassinari. 1978-12-29. [Some human mycoses].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/745804/

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