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Candida spp. in Lower Respiratory Tract Secretions – A Ten Years Retrospective Study

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|Aug 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2021-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
Language: English
Page range: 217 - 226
Submitted on: Mar 17, 2021
Accepted on: May 24, 2021
Published on: Aug 5, 2021
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2021 Cristina Nicoleta Ciurea, Ario Santini, Anca Delia Mare, Irina Bianca Kosovski, Felicia Toma, Camelia Vintila, Ionela Anca Pintea-Simon, Adrian Man, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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