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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 40, 2008 - Issue 5
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Candida albicans versus non-albicans bloodstream infection in patients in a tertiary hospital: An analysis of microbiological data

George Samonis From the Departments of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Heraklion, Crete
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Diamantis P. Kofteridis From the Departments of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Heraklion, Crete
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Emmanouil Saloustros From the Departments of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Heraklion, Crete
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Konstantina P. Giannopoulou Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece
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Fotinie Ntziora Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece
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Athanasia Christidou Microbiology, University Hospital, Heraklion, Crete
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Sofia Maraki Microbiology, University Hospital, Heraklion, Crete
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Matthew E. Falagas Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece; Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 414-419 | Received 22 Aug 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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