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Editorial

International guidelines: the need to standardize the management of candidaemia

Laura JackDepartment of Intensive Care, University Hospital Crosshouse, NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Kilmarnock, UK;
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Abhijit M. BalMicrobiology and General Medicine, University Hospital Crosshouse, NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Kilmarnock, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
,
Sam HarteGeneral Medicine, University Hospital Crosshouse, NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Kilmarnock, UK
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Andrew CollierGeneral Medicine, University Hospital Crosshouse, NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Kilmarnock, UK
Pages 779-781 | Received 10 Jun 2016, Accepted 19 Jun 2016, Published online: 14 Jul 2016

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