Early presumptive therapy with fluconazole for occult Candida infection after gastrointestinal surgery.

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Published in World J Surg on January 01, 2006

Authors

Yan-Shen Shan1, Edgar D Sy, Shan-Tair Wang, Jenq-Chang Lee, Pin-Wen Lin

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Proctology, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan, 70428, Taiwan.

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