Strain relatedness in persistent and recurrent candiduria

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2054-2056

  Khatib, Riad ^a   Ayeni, Oluropo ^a   Riederer, Kathleen M ^a   Briski, Laurence E ^a   Wilson, Francis M ^a  

^a ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0032415446     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63245-2     Document Type: Article

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