Serological and molecular diagnosis of fungal infections

Manual of Molecular and Clinical Laboratory Immunology: 7th edition

Volumn , Issue , 2022, Pages 569-605

  Lindsley, Mark D ^a   Warnock, David W ^a   Morrison, Christine J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Aspergillus; Candida; Coccidioidomycosis; Fungal infections; Histoplasmosis; Invasive candidiasis; Species

Indexed keywords

EID: 85182975875     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1128/9781555815905.ch66     Document Type: Chapter

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