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Correspondence

Candida blankii: an emergent opportunistic yeast with reduced susceptibility to antifungals

João Nobrega de Almeida JrCentral Laboratory Division– LIM-03Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo05403-010São PauloBrazil;Laboratory of Medical Mycology - LIM-53, Hospital das Clínicas FMUSP and Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São PauloUniversidade de São Paulo05403-000São PauloBrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Silvia V. CamposHeart InstituteHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo05403-000São PauloBrazil
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Danilo Y. ThomazCentral Laboratory Division– LIM-03Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo05403-010São PauloBrazil
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Luciana ThomazInstitute of Biomedical ScienceUniversidade de São Paulo05508-900São PauloBrazil
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Renato K. G. de AlmeidaCentral Laboratory Division– LIM-03Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo05403-010São PauloBrazil
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Gilda M. B. Del NegroCentral Laboratory Division– LIM-03Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo05403-010São PauloBrazil
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Viviane F. GimenesLaboratory of Medical Mycology - LIM-53, Hospital das Clínicas FMUSP and Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São PauloUniversidade de São Paulo05403-000São PauloBrazil
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Rafaella C. GrenfellDepartment of Biophysics, Escola Paulista de MedicinaUniversidade Federal de São Paulo04039-000São PauloBrazilORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1281-0089
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Adriana L. MottaCentral Laboratory Division– LIM-03Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo05403-010São PauloBrazil
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Flávia RossiCentral Laboratory Division– LIM-03Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo05403-010São PauloBrazil
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Gil BenardLaboratory of Medical Mycology - LIM-53, Hospital das Clínicas FMUSP and Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São PauloUniversidade de São Paulo05403-000São PauloBrazil
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Pages 1-3 | Received 18 Oct 2017, Accepted 14 Dec 2017, Published online: 07 Mar 2018

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