Saccharomyces cerevisiae fungemia in an immunocompromised patient not treated with Saccharomyces boulardii preparation

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 310-311

  Graf, C ^a   Gavazzi, G ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUOROURACIL; GEMCITABINE; OXALIPLATIN; PREDNISONE; VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CARCINOMATOSIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGEMIA; GASTRECTOMY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ILEUS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INTESTINE STENOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS RESECTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPLENECTOMY; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MYCOSES; PROBIOTICS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 33846899503     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.01.019     Document Type: Letter

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