Catheter-related fungemia due to fluconazole-resistant Candida nivariensis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3459-3461

  Fujita, Shin Ichi ^a,b   Senda, Yasuko ^b   Okusi, Tikako ^b   Ota, Yumi ^b   Takada, Hideaki ^b   Yamada, Kazunori ^b   Kawano, Mitsuhiro ^b  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; ITRACONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; MICONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA NIVARIENSIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; MICROCHIP ELECTROPHORESIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CANDIDA;

EID: 35348924944     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00727-07     Document Type: Article

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