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Original Article

A prospective epidemiological survey of candidaemia in Sweden

Lena Klingspor From the Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ewa Törnqvist Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Örebro Medical Centre Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
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Anders Johansson Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Björn Petrini Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockolm, Sweden
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Urban Forsum Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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Göran Hedin Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Central Hospital of Västerås, Västerås, Sweden
Pages 52-55 | Received 24 Jun 2003, Accepted 15 Oct 2003, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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