Epidemiology of nosocomial Candida infections

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 3, Issue , 1994, Pages S56-S59

  Wenzel, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0028297878     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: 15369943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019048-199403002-00003     Document Type: Article

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