Fungal colonization of haematological patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy: Emergence of azole-resistant Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 293-301

  Salonen, J H ^a   Richardson, M D ^b   Gallacher, K ^c   Issakainen, J ^a   Helenius, H ^d   Lehtonen, O P ^a   Nikoskelainen, J ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fungal colonization; Haematological patients; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GEOTRICHUM; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0033848975     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.1999.0718     Document Type: Article

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