Recovery of multiple species of yeasts from single clinical specimen culture

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 153-155

  Al Hedaithy, S S A ^a   Fotedar, R ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Clinical specimen; Multiple yeasts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; LUNG MYCOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MYCOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0031710199     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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