Invasive Candida infections in the neonate

Drug Resistance Updates - Tập 8 - Trang 147-162 - 2005
P. Brian Smith1,2, William J. Steinbach1, Daniel K. Benjamin1,2
1Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, PO Box 17969, Durham, NC 27705, USA
2Duke University Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC 27705, USA

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