Candida, cryptococcus, and other yeasts of medical importance

Manual of Clinical Microbiology: Tenth Edition

Volumn 2-2, Issue , 2022, Pages 1793-1821

  Howell, Susan A ^a   Hazen, Kevin C ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; C. albicans; Candida; Cryptococcus; Species; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

EID: 85188866769     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1128/9781555816728.ch115     Document Type: Chapter

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