Scopulariopsis brevicaulis infection of prosthetic valve resembling aspergilloma on histopathology

Cardiovascular Pathology - Tập 20 - Trang 381-383 - 2011
Deepali Jain1, Jaswinder Kaur Oberoi2, Sudhir Kumar Shahi3, Ganesh Shivnani3, Chand Wattal2
1Department of Pathology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
2Department of Clinical Microbiology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
3Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India

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