Detection of antibodies to Candida albicans germ tubes in heroin addicts with systemic candidiasis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 224-226

  Linares, M J ^a   Javier, M R ^a   Villanueva, J L ^a   Solis F ^a   Torre Cisneros, J ^a   Rodriguez F ^a   Kindelan J M ^a   Casal, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; FUNGUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GERM CELL; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCELIAL GROWTH; PATIENT MONITORING; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; BLOOD; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0035319170     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1198-743x.2001.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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