Candida bloodstream infections in hemodialysis recipients.

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Published in Med Mycol on January 01, 2009

Authors

Vasilios Pyrgos1, Kathryn Ratanavanich, Nancy Donegan, Judith Veis, Thomas J Walsh, Shmuel Shoham

Author Affiliations

1: Section of Infectious Diseases, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA. vasilpyrgos@yahoo.com

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