Antibodies to Candida albicans germ tubes in two intensive care patients with invasive candidiasis;Anticuerpos anti-micelio de Candida albicans en dos pacientes de cuidados intensivos con candidiasis invasora

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-53

  Iruretagoyena, José Ramón ^a   Regúlez, Pilar ^b   Quindós, Guillermo ^b   Pontón, José ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibody detection; Candida albicans; Germ tube antigens; ICU

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; DOPAMINE; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIPENEM; NORADRENALIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 32644446167     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-1406(06)70013-4     Document Type: Article

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