Candida glabrata fungemia cured by antibiotic-lock therapy: Case report and short review

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Angel Moreno, A ^a   Boronat, M ^a   Bolanos M ^a   Carrillo, A ^a   Gonzalez S ^a   Perez Arellano J L ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INSULAR DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b Centro de Ciencias de la Salud   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibiotic lock therapy; Candida glabrata

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; FLUCONAZOLE; HEPARIN; IMIPENEM; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SYSTEMIC THERAPY;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 27644535801     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.08.034     Document Type: Article

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