Mannan antigen detection in the diagnosis of patients with invasive candidiasis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 116, Issue JULY, 2002, Pages 13-20

  Raman Rao, D S V ^a   Ghosh, A ^a   Singhi, S ^a   Chakrabarti, Aurnaloke ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Antigen; Candidiasis; Diagnosis; Mannan; Serodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBODY; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; MANNAN; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANDIDIASIS; CELL AGGLUTINATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MANNANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036664053     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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