To test or not to test: a cost minimization analysis of susceptibility testing for patients with documented Candida glabrata fungemias.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on April 04, 2007

Authors

Curtis D Collins1, Gregory A Eschenauer, Susan L Salo, Duane W Newton

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pharmacy Services, University of Michigan Health System, UHB2D301 University Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0008, USA. cdcollin@umich.edu

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