Microbiological characteristics of yeasts isolated from urinary tracts of intensive care unit patients undergoing urinary catheterization

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1584-1586

  Febre N ^a,b   Silva, V ^a,b   Medeiros, E A S ^b   Wey, S B ^b   Colombo, A L ^b   Fischman, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; YEAST;

FUNGI;

EID: 0032895583     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.5.1584-1586.1999     Document Type: Article

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