Ann Lab Med.  2023 Jul;43(4):395-397. 10.3343/alm.2023.43.4.395.

Candida vulturna Fungemia in an Infant With Congenital Megacolon from the Philippines

• Oh YB
• Lim HJ
• Byun SA
• Choi MJ
• Choi HJ
• Shin MG
• Lee SY
• Shin JH

• KMID: 2551960
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2023.43.4.395

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