Spontaneous fungal peritonitis (Candida glabrata) in a patient with cirrhosis

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 362-364

  Nair, Satheesh ^a   Kumar, K Shiva ^a   Sachan, Pavan ^a   Corpuz, Marilou ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OUR LADY OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida glabrata; Spontaneous fungal peritonitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PARACENTESIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCITIC FLUID; CANDIDIASIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PERITONITIS;

EID: 0035079024     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200104000-00020     Document Type: Article

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