Invasive fungal infections caused by yeasts as emerging pathogens

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 3, Issue , 1994, Pages S78-S82

  Dupont, Bertrand ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; KETOCONAZOLE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; TRICHOSPORON; YEAST;

EID: 0028226823     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: 15369943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019048-199403002-00006     Document Type: Article

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