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Candidiasis is the most frequently encountered opportunistic fungal infection. It is caused by a number of species of Candida with Candida alhicans being the most frequent etiologic agent 1–3.
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Dalkiliç, E., Aksebzeci, T., Kocatürk, İ., Aydin, N., Koçulu, B. (1991). The Investigation of Pathogenity and Virulence of Candida . In: Tümbay, E., Seeliger, H.P.R., Anǧ, Ö. (eds) Candida and Candidamycosis. Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series, vol 50. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5910-4_24
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