Candida auris outbreak report from Pakistan: a success story of infection control in ICUs of a tertiary care hospital
Sana, F.; Hussain, W.; Zaman, G.; Satti, L.; Khurshid, U.; Khadim, M.T.
Journal of Hospital Infection 103(1): 108-110
2019
ISSN/ISBN: 0195-6701 PMID: 31233850 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.06.011
Accession: 069086131
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