Antifungal susceptibility of 50 Candida isolates from invasive mycoses in Chile

Medical Mycology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-285

  Silva, Victor ^a   Alvarado, Daniel ^a   Diaz, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility; Candida spp.; Invasive candidiasis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANADA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CHILE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; UNITED STATES;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; CHILE; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS;

EID: 3242885922     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780310001624556     Document Type: Article

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