Effects of nosocomial candidemia on outcomes of critically ill patients.

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Published in Am J Med on October 15, 2002

Authors

Stijn I Blot1, Koenraad H Vandewoude, Eric A Hoste, Francis A Colardyn

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Intensive Care, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium. stijn.blot@rug.ac.be

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