Fungi: A normal content of human nasal mucus

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-129

  Lackner, Andreas ^a   Stammberger, Heinz ^a   Buzina, Walter ^a   Freudenschuss, Kurt ^a   Panzitt, Thomas ^a   Schosteritsch, Stefan ^a   Braun, Hannes ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILDBIRTH; CHRONIC RHINITIS; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE MUCUS; RHINOSINUSITIS;

EID: 20144383775     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240501900203     Document Type: Article

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