Paediatric Respiratory Reviews
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 186-191 , December 2009

Candida and the paediatric lung

  • Alessandro C. Pasqualotto

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    • Corresponding Author InformationServiço de Controle de Infecção Hospitalar, Hospital Dom Vicente Scherer, Santa Casa Complexo Hospitalar. Av. Independência, 155, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Tel.: +55 51 32148645; Fax: +55 51 32137235.

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doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2009.09.001

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 186-191 , December 2009

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