Frequency of Candida Strains Isolated from Candidiasis Patients at A Tertiary Hospital over the Last 10 Years
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Hwang, Yu-Yean
(Department of Laboratory Medicine, Samsung Medical Center)
Kang, On-Kyun (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Samsung Medical Center) Park, Chang-Eun (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Molecular Diagnostics Research Institute, Namseoul University) Hong, Sung-No (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Dongnam Health University) Kim, Young-Kwon (Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Konyang University) Huh, Hee-Jae (Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Lee, Nam-Yong (Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) |
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