Subtyping and antifungal susceptibilities of Candida spp. in the intensive care unit of a Greek general hospital

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 179-183

  Kanellopoulou, Maria ^a   Stamos, George ^b,e   Petinnelli, Irene ^c,e   Savala, Marianna ^d,e   Tzimogianni, Aleka ^a   Legakis, Nicholas J ^e   Foustoukou, Maria ^b,e   Papafragas, Evangelos ^a   Velegraki, Aristea ^e  

^a Department of Microbiology   (Greece)

^b Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital   (Greece)

^c District Hospital for Infectious Diseases of W Attica   (Greece)

^d Nikea General Hospital Athens   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility; Candida spp.; ICU; PFGE; Subtyping

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD; BRONCHUS SECRETION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; URINE; WOUND;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GREECE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0034885867     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(01)00367-3     Document Type: Article

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