Invasive Candida Infections: Evolution of a Fungal Pathogen

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 324, Issue 15, 1991, Pages 1060-1062

  Edwards, John E ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ANTIGEN; ENOLASE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0025853376     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199104113241511     Document Type: Editorial

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