High prevalence of circulating Candida albicans mannan in critically ill surgical patients;Hohe Prävalenz von Candida-albicans-Mannan in Seren von Patienten zweier operativer Intensivstationen

Chemotherapie Journal, Supplement

Volumn 12, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 13-18

  Essig, A ^a   Kuhnl A ^a   Belak, S ^a   Suger Wiedeck, H ^b   Trautmann, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Mannan; Serodiagnostics

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; MANNAN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0142184132     PISSN: 09446486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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