PMID: 9524745Apr 3, 1998Paper

Growing importance of non-Candida species as opportunistic pathogens

Central European Journal of Public Health
A Tomsíková

Abstract

A 40-year study of C. albicans, non-C. albicans species and non-Candida species in the excretions of patients with different diseases is described. An increase of non-C. albicans, and non-Candida species since 1980 has been determined. The study is completed by a review of new and emerging yeasts.

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