Vaginal colonization or infection with Candida albicans in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women during pregnancy and during the postpartum period

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 201-210

  Burns, David N ^a   Tuomala, Ruth ^b   Chang, Bei Hung ^b   Hershow, Ronald ^b   Minkoff, Howard ^b   Rodriguez, Evelyn ^b   Zorrilla, Carmen ^b   Hammill, Hunter ^b   Regan, Joan ^b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

EID: 0031049158     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/24.2.201     Document Type: Article

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