Candida parapsilosis , an Emerging Fungal Pathogen
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Candida parapsilosis, an Emerging Fungal Pathogen
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology Reviews
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0893-8512,1098-6618
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00013-08