Candida tropicalis fungaemia in adult patients with haematological malignancies: Clinical features and risk factors

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 316-319

  Leung, A Y H ^a   Chim, C S ^a   Ho, P L ^a   Cheng, C C ^a   Yuen, K Y ^a   Lie, A K W ^a   Au, W Y ^a   Liang, R ^a   Kwong, Y L ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Candida tropicalis fungaemia; Haematological malignancies

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIPENEM; NYSTATIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CANCER MORTALITY; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LETHALITY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NEUTROPENIA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINE CULTURE; FUNGEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036550466     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1194     Document Type: Article

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