Diagnosis of disseminated candidiasis by measurement of urine D- arabinitol/L-arabinitol ratio

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2175-2179

  Lehtonen, L ^a,d   Anttila, V J ^b   Ruutu, T ^b   Salonen, J ^c   Nikoskelainen, J ^c   Eerola, E ^a   Ruutu, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Turku University   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABINITOL;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CANDIDIASIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENANTIOMER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA;

EID: 0029761655     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.9.2175-2179.1996     Document Type: Article

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