Candidosis in the intensive care unit: A 20-year survey

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 8-13

  Tortorano, Anna Maria ^a   Caspani, L ^a   Rigoni, A L ^a   Biraghi, E ^a   Sicignano, A ^a   Viviani, M A ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Candida colonization; Candidaemia; Candidosis; Intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KEFYR; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA LUSITANIAE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDA UTILIS; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES;

EID: 2342650037     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.01.017     Document Type: Article

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