A single strain of Candida albicans associated with separate episodes of fungemia and meningitis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1813-1814

  Porter, Susan D ^a   Noble, Michael A ^a,c   Rennie, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b National Mycology Reference Centre   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUOROURACIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; DNA PROBE; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGITIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; RELAPSE;

EID: 0030014761     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.7.1813-1814.1996     Document Type: Article

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