Molecular monitoring of Candida albicans infections in liver transplant recipients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 544-553

  Tavanti, A ^a   Lupetti, A ^a   Ghelardi, E ^a   Corsini, V ^a   Davini, P ^a   Filipponi, F ^b   Boggi, U ^b   Biancofiore, G ^b   Campa, M ^a   Senesi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FUNGAL DNA; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DEATH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENE PROBE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ITALY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RECIPIENT;

ADULT; AGED; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DIGOXIGENIN; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PROBES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034817129     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960100551     Document Type: Article

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