Beware! Fungal urosepsis may follow endoscopic intervention for prolonged indwelling ureteral stent

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 522-524

  Gautam, Gagan ^a   Singh, A K ^a   Kumar, Rajeev ^a   Hemal, A K ^a   Kothari, Atul ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Max Devki Devi Heart and Vascular Institute   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOSCOPY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER STENT; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; PAIN; SEPSIS; STENTS; URETERAL CALCULI; URETERAL DISEASES; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 33746822653     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.20.522     Document Type: Article

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