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Whole Genome Sequencing of Candida glabrata for Detection of Markers of Antifungal Drug Resistance
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[Guidelines for fungal diagnoses and antifungal sensitivity studies]
Enfermedades Infecciosas Y Microbiologia Clinica
|February 6, 2004
Abstract:
The guidelines presented herein, which are based on the indications established by various studies and expert opinions, analyze several issues related to laboratory diagnosis of invasive fungal infections in immunosuppressed patients.
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