Candidemia: a persistant health problem
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Health care-associated candidemia--a distinct entity?
BACKGROUND The concept of health care-associated infection (HCAI) was developed to address the fact that select patients now present to the hospital with infections due to traditionally nosocomial pathogens. Although epidemiologic studies document the clear existence of health care-associated pneumonia, little is known about fungal pathogens and their role in HCAIs. OBJECTIVE To describe the ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.04.4050