Echinocandins: a new class of antifungal

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Denning, DW
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[1] Wythenshawe Hosp, Educ & Res Ctr, Manchester M23 9LT, Lancs, England
[2] Univ Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England
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10.1093/jac/dkf045
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R51 [传染病];
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