Candidemia in acute leukemia patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 249-251

  Ribeiro, P ^a   Sousa, A B ^a   Nunes, O ^a   Aveiro, F ^a   Fernandes, J P ^a   Gouveia, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DOS CAPUCHOS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Candidemia; Neutropenia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANDIDA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGEMIA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN DEFECT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CANDIDIASIS; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030916064     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200050068     Document Type: Article

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