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Strain Variation Among Candida Species: Application of Various Typing Methods to Study the Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Candidiasis in Hospitalized Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Michael A. Pfaller
Michael A. Pfaller*
Affiliation:
Veterans Administration Medical Center and the Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
*
Department of Pathology, 273 MRC, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 8 , Issue 7 , July 1987 , pp. 273 - 276
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1987

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