Pancreatic infection with Candida parapsilosis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 415-416

  Ibáñez, Rosario ^a   Serrano Heranz, Regino ^b  

^a Unit of Microbiology   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL NUESTRA SEÑORA DE SONSOLES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; TEICOPLANIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PANCREAS ABSCESS; PANCREAS DISEASE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; DRAINAGE; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 0344200014     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365549950163905     Document Type: Article

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