Fungal infections in ventricular assist devices

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2000, Pages

  Goldberg, Steven P ^a,b   Baddley, John W ^a   Aaron, Mark F ^a   Pappas, Peter G ^a   Holman, William L ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b University Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BLOOD; CARDIOLOGY; FUNGI; IMMUNIZATION; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ARTIFICIAL SURFACE; COLONIZATION; FUNGAL INFECTIONS; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; FLUCONAZOLE;

BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034327441     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-200011000-00035     Document Type: Review

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