Infection due to fluconazole-resistant Candida in patients with AIDS: Prevalence and microbiology

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 28-34

  Maenza, Janine R ^a   Merz, William G ^b   Romagnoli, Mark J ^b   Keruly, Jeanne C ^b   Moore, Richard D ^b   Gallant, Joel E ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; NYSTATIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THRUSH; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031021097     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/24.1.28     Document Type: Article

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