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The burden of serious fungal infections in Sierra Leone: a national estimate

Sierra Leone is a small, resource-limited country that has a low national prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and a very high burden of tuberculosis (TB). Fungal diseases are probably common, but poorly documented. In this article, we reviewed the existing literature on fungal epidemiol...

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Autores principales:	Lakoh, Sulaiman, Orefuwa, Emma, Kamara, Matilda N., Jiba, Darlinda F., Kamara, Joseph B., Kpaka, Sylaju, Denning, David W.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	SAGE Publications 2021
Materias:	Fungal Diseases in Africa: Epidemiologic, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8252340/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34262759 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20499361211027996

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