Vulvovaginal candidiasis in Mato Grosso, Brazil: Pregnancy status, causative species and drugs tests

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1300-1307

  Dias, Luciana Basili ^a   Melhem, Márcia de Souza Carvalho ^b   Szeszs, Maria Walderez ^b   Filho, José Meirelles ^a   Hahn, Rosane Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Antifungal susceptibility testing; Candida albicans; Vulvovaginal candidiasis

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 84857408554     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822011000400009     Document Type: Article

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