Oropharyngeal and esophageal candidiasis in immunocompromised patients: Treatment issues

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 259-274

  Darouiche, Rabih O ^a  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOTRIMAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DRUG POTENCY; DYSPHAGIA; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION RISK; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THRUSH;

EID: 0031882396     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516315     Document Type: Review

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