Spondylodiscitis caused by Candida krusei: Case report and susceptibility patterns

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1912-1914

  Pemán, Javier ^a   Jarque, Isidro ^a   Bosch, María ^a   Cantón, Emilia ^a   Salavert, Miguel ^a   De Llanos, Rosario ^b   Molina, Araceli ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CASPOFUNGIN; CYTARABINE; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; MITOXANTRONE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; DISCITIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 33646569091     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.5.1912-1914.2006     Document Type: Article

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