Fournier's gangrene due to Candida glabrata: Case report and review of the literature

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 406-407

  Septimus, Joshua D ^a   Samo, Tobias ^a,b,c   Fainstein, Victor ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DETERIORATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOURNIER GANGRENE; GRAM STAINING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; RECTUM CANCER; TISSUE CULTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0038505727     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019048-200209000-00008     Document Type: Article

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