Fungemia with Saccharomyces cerevisiae after treatment with Saccharomyces boulardii

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-72

  Bassetti, Stefano ^a   Frei, Reno ^a   Zimmerli, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST, DRIED;

EID: 0032125763     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(98)00133-8     Document Type: Article

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