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Research Article

Candida kruseirenal cyst infection and measurement of amphotericin B levels in cystic fluid in a patient receiving AmBisome®

M. J. Hepburn Department of Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
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G. J. Pennick Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX, USA
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D. A. Sutton Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX, USA
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G. E. Crawford Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX, USA
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J. H. Jorgensen Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX, USA
Pages 163-165 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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