Fatal esophageal perforation caused by invasive candidiasis

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1120-1122

  Gock, Michael ^b   Schäfer, Markus ^b   Perren, Aurel ^b   Demartines, Nicolas ^b   Clavien, Pierre Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK;

AGED; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 23944499597     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.147     Document Type: Article

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