Candidemia complicated by endophthalmitis: A prospective analysis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 839-841

  Kannangara, S ^a   Shindler, D ^b   Kunimoto, D Y ^b   Sell, B ^c   DeSimone, J A ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

CANDIDIASIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 35348827339     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0372-7     Document Type: Article

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