Candidaemia in special care nurseries: Comparison of Albicans and Parapsilosis infection

Journal of Infection

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-175

  Huang, Y C ^a   Lin, T Y ^a   Lien, R I ^a   Chou, Y H ^a   Kuo, C Y ^a   Yang, P H ^a   Hsieh, W S ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

EID: 0034069854     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2000.0638     Document Type: Article

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