Infection

, Volume 17, Issue 3, pp 121–123 | Cite as

Fluconazole in the treatment of fungal infections associated with AIDS

  • S. De Wit
  • N. Clumeck
Review

Keywords

Public Health Internal Medicine Infectious Disease General Practice Fungal Infection 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • S. De Wit
    • 1
  • N. Clumeck
    • 1
  1. 1.Division of Infectious DiseasesSt. Pierre University HospitalBrusselsBelgium

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