Invasive infection due to Kodamaea ohmeri;Infection invasive à Kodamaea ohmeri

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 527-529

  Janvier, F ^a   Bensalah, M ^b   Abi, R ^a   Gil, C ^b   Soler, C ^c   Merens A ^a  

^a SERVICE D ENDOCRINOLOGIE   (France)

^b University of Paris Descartes   (France)

^c PERCY MILITARY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Ascomycete yeasts; Kodamaea ohmeri; Levure ascomyc te

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCETES; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; KODAMAEA OHMERI; LETTER; NONHUMAN; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOSES; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 84868672960     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2012.07.009     Document Type: Letter

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