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. 2021 Oct;25(10):1207-1208.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23980.

ICU-acquired Candidemia in COVID-19 Patients: An Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kerala, South India

Vettakkara Km Niyas  1 , Sivankom D Rahulan  2 , Rajalakshmi Arjun  1 , Aswathy Sasidharan  1
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ICU-acquired Candidemia in COVID-19 Patients: An Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kerala, South India

Vettakkara Km Niyas et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

How to cite this article: Niyas VKM, Rahulan SD, Arjun R, Sasidharan A. ICU-acquired Candidemia in COVID-19 Patients: An Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kerala, South India. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(10):1207-1208.

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