Treatment of Candida albicans endocarditis: Case report and a review

Infection

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-127

  Hauser, M ^a   Hess, J ^a   Belohradsky, B H ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; IMIPENEM; ITRACONAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; NEOMYCIN; NYSTATIN; PIPERACILLIN; POLYMYXIN B; TEICOPLANIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; DISINFECTION; ENDOCARDITIS; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; MALE; NAUSEA; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PNEUMONIA; PULMONARY VALVE; SCHOOL CHILD; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

AMPHOTERICIN B; BACTERIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; ENDOCARDITIS; FUNGI; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0037361347     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-002-2187-x     Document Type: Article

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