Candidiasis in cancer patients.
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One hundred clinical specimens from hospitalized cancer patients were examined microscopically for evidence of yeast cells and cultured for Candida colonization. Candida cells were observed microscopically in both unstained and Gram-stained preparations and culture in 60% of specimens.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
دوره 47 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997