Diagnosis of invasive candidiasis in neutropenic children with cancer by determination of D-arabinitol/L-arabinitol ratios in urine

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 636-640

  Christensson, Bertil ^a   Wiebe, Thomas ^a   Pehrson, Christina ^a   Larsson, Lennart ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABINITOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOCHEMISTRY; URINALYSIS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

EID: 0031045010     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.3.636-640.1997     Document Type: Article

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