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A nosocomial outbreak of Candida parapsilosis in southern Sweden verified by genotyping

Anna Brillowska-Dabrowska Unit of Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Microbiology, Technical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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T. Schön From the Departments of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene,Correspondence[email protected]
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S. Pannanusorn Department of Parasitology, Mycology and Environmental Microbiology, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Solna, Sweden
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N. Lönnbro Infectious Diseases,
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L. Bernhoff From the Departments of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene,
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J. Bonnedal From the Departments of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene,
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J. Häggström Internal Medicine, Section of Haematology, Kalmar County Hospital, Kalmar, Sweden
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A. Wistedt From the Departments of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene,
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V. Fernandez Department of Parasitology, Mycology and Environmental Microbiology, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Solna, Sweden
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M. C. Arendrup Unit of Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Pages 135-142 | Received 12 Jun 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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