Systemic Candida infection in University Hospital 1997-1999: The distribution of Candida biotypes and antifungal susceptibility patterns

Mycopathologia

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 141-146

  Ng, K P ^a   Saw, T L ^a   Na, S L ^a   Soo Hoo, T S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility tests; Auxanographic test; Biotypes; Systemic Candida infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA RUGOSA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

EID: 0035051661     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007283211220     Document Type: Article

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