Mucormycosis and acute kidney injury

Journal of Nephropathology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 155-159

  Gupta, Krishan L ^a   Gupta, Aakriti ^b  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute kidney injury; Mucorales; Renal mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874826312     PISSN: 22518363     EISSN: 22518819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/nephropathol.8111     Document Type: Note

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