Emergence of fluconazole-resistant strains of Blastoschizomyces capitatus causing nosocomial infections in cancer patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 753-755

  D'Antonio, Domenico ^a,b,e   Mazzoni, Aldo ^c   Iacone, Antonio ^a,b   Violante, Beatrice ^a,b   Capuani, M Assunta ^d   Schioppa, Francesco ^d   Romano, Ferdinando ^d  

^a Serv di Microbiologia Clinica   (Italy)

^b Cattedra di Ematologia   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d Ist di Patol Um e Med Sociale   (Italy)

^e SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; DNA RESTRICTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0030062324     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.3.753-755.1996     Document Type: Article

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