Current management of funguria

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 56, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 1929-1938

  Gubbins, Paul O ^a,c   McConnell, Scott A ^a   Penzak, Scott R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Antifungals; Dosage; Dosage schedules; Drug administration routes; Fluconazole; Mycoses; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE;

BLADDER IRRIGATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGEMIA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTRAVESICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0033215401     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/56.19.1929     Document Type: Review

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