Epidemiology of Candida albicans isolates from heroin addicts analysed by DNA typing

Medical Mycology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 213-217

  McCullough, M J ^a,b,c   Clemons, K V ^a,b,c   Del Palacio, A ^d   Stevens, D A ^a,b,c  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Instituto Nacional de la Salud Madrid   (Spain)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Epidemiology; Heroin addicts; Molecular diversity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MALE; SPAIN;

ABSCESS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; DNA, FUNGAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; SPAIN;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

EID: 33746468537     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-280X.1998.00149.x     Document Type: Article

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