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Candida famata fungemia in a surgical patient successfully treated with fluconazole

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Unit, Ospedale Santa Corona, Via XXV Aprile 27, 17027, Pietra Ligure, Savona, Italy

    G. Carrega & G. Riccio

  2. Laboratory of Analysis and Microbiology, Ospedale Santa Corona, Via XXV Aprile 27, 17027, Pietra Ligure, Savona, Italy

    L. Santoriello

  3. Department of Surgery, Ospedale Santa Corona, Via XXV Aprile 27, 17027, Pietra Ligure, Savona, Italy

    M. Pasqualini & R. Pellicci

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Carrega, G., Riccio, G., Santoriello, L. et al. Candida famata fungemia in a surgical patient successfully treated with fluconazole. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 16, 698–699 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01708564

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