Epidemiology of candidemia - A nationwide survey in Israel

Infection

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 26-29

  Rennert, G ^a   Rennert, Hendy S ^a   Pitlik, S ^b   Finkelstein, R ^c   Kitzes Cohen, R ^a  

^a CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Candida; Epidemiology; Israel

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033950542     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s150100050006     Document Type: Article

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