Species distribution and influence of glycemic control on fungal infections in pregnant women with diabetes

Journal of Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 339-346

  Nowakowska, Dorota ^a,b   Kurnatowska, Alicja ^a,b   Stray Pedersen, Babill ^c   Wilczyński, Jan ^a  

^a RIPMMH   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Fungi; Glycemic control; Pregnancy; Species

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GEOTRICHUM CANDIDUM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH CAVITY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; RECTUM; RHODOTORULA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRICHOSPORON CUTANEUM; VAGINA;

EID: 1942473689     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.01.017     Document Type: Article

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