Fungal infections of the immunocompromised host: clinical and laboratory aspects.
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Fungal infections of the immunocompromised host: clinical and laboratory aspects.
Fungal infections of the immunocompromised host are being seen with greater frequency than ever before. In addition, a growing list of unusual and unexpected etiologic agents presents a unique and difficult challenge to the clinician and microbiologist. The clinical manifestations of opportunistic fungal infections are often not characteristic and, in many instances, may prevent a rapid diagnos...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology Reviews
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0893-8512,1098-6618
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.1.4.349-364.1988