Ann Lab Med.  2020 Mar;40(2):177-179. 10.3343/alm.2020.40.2.177.

First Case of Nosocomial Fungemia Caused by Candida melibiosica

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. shinjh@chonnam.ac.kr, alpinboy@chonnam.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Green Cross Laboratories, Yongin, Korea.

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Candida*
Fungemia*

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