Anticandidal Immunity and Vaginitis: Novel Opportunities for Immune Intervention

Overview

Journal Infect Immun

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Allergy & Immunology

Date 2007 Jun 15

PMID 17562759

Citations 20

Authors

Antonio Cassone

Flavia De Bernardis

Giorgio Santoni

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