Is Candida stellatoidea disappearing from the vaginal mucosa?
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A total of 681 vaginal isolates of germ tube-positive or germ tube-untested white, yeastlike fungi obtained from patients in various cities of the United States were tested for the presence of Candida stellatoidea (type I). Only 1 of the 681 isolates was identified as C. stellatoidea.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 28 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990