PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Lake, Noelle ED - Hogan, Deborah TI - Why Can't Microbes Just Get Along? DP - 2011 Dec 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 27--27 VI - 11 IP - 12 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/12/27.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/12/27.full AB - Today, increasing numbers of patients are experiencing multispecies infections, often bacterial-fungus infections, due to greater use of medical devices, transplantation, and other interventions that allow patients to live longer with chronic diseases. Understanding the interplay between co-infecting organisms and how they affect their hosts may lead to refinements in patient management.