The role of laboratory in the diagnosis and prevention of fungal infections;Rôle du laboratoire dans le diagnostic et la prévention des infections fongiques

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 407-412

  Hennequin, C ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Fungal infections; Laboratory tests; Mycology; Nosocomial infections

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; FUNGUS ANTIBODY; FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035004932     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0750-7658(01)00372-0     Document Type: Article

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