Epidemiological study on vaginal Candida glabrata isolated from pregnant women

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-54

  Wenjin, Qi ^a   Yifu, Shi ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SYMPTOM; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CHINA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 31144457522     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540500372952     Document Type: Article

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