Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 137-138 , March 2009

Candida albicans osteomyelitıs in a diabetic foot ulcer

  • Serkan Yener

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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  • Alpaslan Topcu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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  • Metin Manisali

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
    • ,
  • Abdurrahman Comlekci

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
    • ,
  • Sena Yesil

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

Received 7 June 2007 ,Revised 31 August 2007 ,Accepted 23 October 2007.

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  5. Missoni EM, Kaleni S, Vukeli ÄM, De Syo D, Belicza M, Kern J, et al. Role of yeasts in diabetic foot ulcer infection. Acta Medica Croatica. 2006;60(1):43–50

PII: S1056-8727(07)00133-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2007.10.005

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 137-138 , March 2009

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