Prevalence of Candida co-infection in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 387-391

  Kali, Arunava ^a   Charles, Mv Pravin ^a   Joseph, Noyal Mariya ^a   Umadevi, Sivaraman ^a   Kumar, Shailesh ^a   Easow, Joshy M ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

C. glabrata; Candida co infection; Prevalence; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENDER; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84883366276     PISSN: 18361935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2013.1709     Document Type: Article

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