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DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2024.067
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Experience of implementation of ECMM EQUAL Scores in treatment of children at risk of invasive mycosis

Lukash UV1,2, Vlasova AV1,2, Gorev VV1, Tiganova OA1, Bystrova AA1, Kamenev MM1, Khasanova KA1, Denisenko NP2, Sychev DA2
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1 Morozovskaya Children's City Clinical Hospital under the Moscow City Department of Health, Moscow, Russia

2 Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Anna V. Vlasova
4-y Dobryninsky per. 1/9, Moscow, 119049, Russia; ur.liam@57avosalvanna

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Funding: the publication was prepared as part of work under a research grant supported by the Moscow Center for Innovative Technologies in Healthcare.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Russian Ministry of Health (Minutes #10 of September 25, 2024).

Received: 2024-11-15 Accepted: 2024-12-06 Published online: 2024-12-26
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