Widespread geographic distribution of oral Candida dubliniensis strains in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 960-964

  Sullivan, Derek ^a   Haynes, Ken ^b   Bille, Jacques ^c   Boerlin, Patrick ^c,f   Rodero, Laura ^d   Lloyd, Siobhán ^a   Henman, Martin ^e   Coleman, David ^a,e  

^a DUBLIN DENTAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d Instituto Nacional de Microbiologia Dr Carlos GMalbran   (Argentina)

^e TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANDIDA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND; THRUSH; UNITED KINGDOM;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0030988510     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.4.960-964.1997     Document Type: Article

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