Initial case of Candida dubliniensis infection from Asia: Non-mucosal infection

Medical Mycology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-83

  Kamei, K ^a   Mccullough, M J ^b,c,d   Stevens, David A ^b,c,d  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Candida dubliniensis; Case report

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CELL DNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CHILL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEVER; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN;

CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI;

EID: 0033998360     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/mmy.38.1.81.83     Document Type: Article

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