Rare opportunistic (non-Candida, non-Cryptococcus) yeast bloodstream infections in patients with cancer.

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Published in J Infect on November 11, 2011

Authors

Maria N Chitasombat1, Diamantis P Kofteridis, Ying Jiang, Jeffrey Tarrand, Russell E Lewis, Dimitrios P Kontoyiannis

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

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