The epidemiology and attributable outcomes of candidemia in adults and children hospitalized in the United States: a propensity analysis.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on September 20, 2005

Authors

Theoklis E Zaoutis1, Jesse Argon, Jaclyn Chu, Jesse A Berlin, Thomas J Walsh, Chris Feudtner

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1: Division of General Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. zaoutis@email.chop.edu

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