Comparison of adherence of Candida albicans and Candida parapsilosis to silicone catheters in vitro and in vivo

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 684-690

  Kojic, E M ^a   Darouiche, R O ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Candida albicans; Candida parapsilosis; Devices; Silicone catheters

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CATHETER INFECTION; CELL ADHESION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URINE CATHETER;

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; FUNGI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0042026554     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00724.x     Document Type: Article

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