Candida auris-associated Candidemia, South Africa

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1250-1251

  Magobo, Rindidzani E ^a   Corcoran, Craig ^d   Seetharam, Sharona ^b,c   Govender, Nelesh P ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d Ampath National Referral Laboratory   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ECHINOCANDIN; FLUCONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA; CANDIDA AURIS; CANDIDA HAEMULONII; CANDIDEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RHODOTORULA GLUTINIS;

EID: 84902841777     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2007.131654     Document Type: Letter

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