Identification of early biomarkers in a rabbit model of primary Candida pneumonia
Abstract Background Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogen, but since it also belongs to the normal fungal flora, positive sputum culture as the solely basis for the diagnosis of invasive Candida albicans pneumonia can easily lead to excessive antifungal therapy. Therefore, identification of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-08-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4320-9 |