Invasive candidiasis: A review of nonculture-based laboratory diagnostic methods
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منابع مشابه
Laboratory diagnosis of invasive candidiasis.
Severe infections due to Candida species have become more frequent during the past two decades because of the increasing numbers of immunosuppressed patients being treated in our hospitals. Distinguishing colonization from invasive disease requires knowledge of the pathogenetic mechanisms leading to invasion. To assist the clinician in therapeutic decisions, clinical microbiologists should iden...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0255-0857
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.99482