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Yarrowia lipolytica fungemia in patients with severe polytrauma requiring intensive care admission: analysis of 32 cases

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All authors thank Professor Chokri Khalaf for his help in the redaction of this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, 3029, Sfax, Tunisia

    Mabrouk Bahloul, Kamilia Chtara, Olfa Turki, Kais Regaieg, Maha Hammami, Rania Ammar, Chokri Ben Hamida, Hedi Chelly & Mounir Bouaziz

  2. Centre Intermédiaire, Rte El MATAR Km 4, Sfax, Tunisia

    Nadia Khlaf Bouaziz

  3. Department of Forensic Medicine, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia

    Wiem Ben Amar

  4. Department of Pediatrics, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia

    Imen Chabchoub

  5. Fungal and Parasitic Molecular Biology Laboratory, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia

    Ali Ayedi

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Bahloul, M., Chtara, K., Turki, O. et al. Yarrowia lipolytica fungemia in patients with severe polytrauma requiring intensive care admission: analysis of 32 cases. Intensive Care Med 43, 1921–1923 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4900-3

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