Comparative virulence of Candida albicans yeast and filamentous forms in orally and intravenously inoculated mice

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 501-507

  Bendel, Catherine M ^a   Hess, Donavon J ^a   Garni, Robb M ^a   Henry Stanley, Michelle ^a   Wells, Carol L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Candidiasis; Filament; Intestine; Kidney; Translocation; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CECUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; KIDNEY; LIVER; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE CULTURE; VIRULENCE; YEAST;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FEMALE; RATS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0037329251     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000049954.48239.A1     Document Type: Article

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