British Journal of Medical & Surgical Urology
Volume 3, Issue 5 , Pages 181-189 , September 2010

Upper urinary tract fungal infections

  • Sachin Agrawal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, St. Peters Hospital, Chertsey, KT16 0PZ , UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Urology, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK. Tel.: +44 20 3311 1234; fax: +44 1271 345026.
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  • Christian T. Brown

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, St. Peters Hospital, Chertsey, KT16 0PZ , UK
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  • Steve Miller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, St. Peters Hospital, Chertsey, KT16 0PZ , UK
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  • Clive Grundy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, St. Peters Hospital, Chertsey, KT16 0PZ, UK
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  • Ravi Kulkarni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, St. Peters Hospital, Chertsey, KT16 0PZ , UK

Received 19 July 2009 ,Revised 10 January 2010 ,Accepted 26 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bjmsu.2010.02.009

British Journal of Medical & Surgical Urology
Volume 3, Issue 5 , Pages 181-189 , September 2010

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