Assessment of detection of Candida mannoproteinemia as a method to differentiate central venous catheter-related candidemia from invasive disease

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 903-906

  Girmenia, Corrado ^a   Martino, Pietro ^a,c   De Bernardis, Flavia ^b   Cassone, Antonio ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c Ematologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA;

EID: 0030898118     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.4.903-906.1997     Document Type: Article

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