Clinical spectrum of invasive candidiasis in critically ill non-neutropenic patients;Espectro clínico de la candidiasis invasora en el paciente crítico no neutropénico

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-11

  Sánchez García, Miguel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical spectrum; Critical non neutropenic patients; Invasive candidiasis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE INFECTION; HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS; KIDNEY INFECTION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUTROPENIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SYNOVIAL FLUID; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA;

EID: 32644443593     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1406(06)70004-3     Document Type: Review

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