Candidemia in a Brazilian hospital: The importance of Candida parapsilosis

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-20

  Medrano, Delia Jessica Astete ^a   Brilhante, Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira ^a   Cordeiro, Rossana De Aguiar ^a,b,c   Rocha, Marcos Fábio Gadelha ^a,b   Rabenhorst, Silvia Helena Barem ^a   Sidrim, José Júlio Costa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

C. Parapsilosis; Candida species; Candidemia; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDEMIA; CANDIDIASIS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 33645038611     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652006000100004     Document Type: Article

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