Molecular epidemiology of Candida albicans and its closely related yeasts Candida dubliniensis and Candida africana

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 212-214

  Romeo, Orazio ^a   Criseo, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA AFRICANA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; ITALY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ITALY;

CANDIDA AFRICANA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS;

EID: 58849119636     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01540-08     Document Type: Article

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