Intravenous fluconazole use in the treatment of fungic endogenous endophthalmitis: Case report;Uso do fluconazol endovenoso no tratamento da endoftalmite fúngica endógena: Relato de caso

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 543-546

  Dotto, Patrícia De Freitas ^a   Rodrigues, Luciana Duarte ^a   Brandão Fernandes, Maria De Lourdes ^b   Duque Figueira, Bettina Barbosa ^b   Takahashi, Walter Yukihiko ^a   Eudes Carani, José Carlos ^a   Serracarbassa, Pedro Durães ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Municipal Carmito Caricchio

^c USP ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Candida albicans isolation purification; Candidiasis; Endophthalmitis drug therapy; Eye infections, fungal drug therapy; Fluconazole therapeutic use; Infant, premature

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; REFRACTORY PERIOD;

EID: 29244442656     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492005000400022     Document Type: Article

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