Candida rugosa: A new fungal pathogen emerging, but from where?

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 265-266

  Barton, Richard C ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; PYRROLE; VORICONAZOLE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CANDIDA RUGOSA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDEMIA; EDITORIAL; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION RISK; MASTITIS; MILK PRODUCTION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HUMANS;

EID: 79951876310     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.029199-0     Document Type: Editorial

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