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letter . 2020 Oct 18:ciaa1597. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1597
Candidaemia in COVID-19, a link to disease pathology or increased clinical pressures?
P Lewis White
1,✉, Rishi Dhillon
1, Brendan Healy
2, Matthew P Wise
3, Matthijs Backs
1
Dr P Lewis White, PhD
1
Public Health Wales Microbiology Cardiff, UHW, Cardiff, UK
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Dr Rishi Dhillon, MD
1
Public Health Wales Microbiology Cardiff, UHW, Cardiff, UK
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Dr Brendan Healy, MD
2
Public Health Wales Microbiology Swansea, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK
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Dr Matthew P Wise, MD
3
Intensive Care Medicine, UHW, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
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Dr Matthijs Backs, MD
1
Public Health Wales Microbiology Cardiff, UHW, Cardiff, UK
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Public Health Wales Microbiology Cardiff, UHW, Cardiff, UK
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Public Health Wales Microbiology Swansea, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK
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Intensive Care Medicine, UHW, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
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Corresponding Author: Dr P. Lewis White, Mycology Reference Laboratory, Public Health Wales, Microbiology Cardiff, UHW, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK. CF14 4XW., Telephone Number: +44 (0)29 2074 6581, Fax Number: +44 (0)29 2074 2161, Email: lewis.white@wales.nhs.uk
Received 2020 Oct 12.
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