Polymicrobial bloodstream infections involving Candida species: analysis of patients and review of the literature

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 401-406

  Klotz, Stephen A ^a   Chasin, Brian S ^a   Powell, Barbara ^b,c   Gaur, Nand K ^a   Lipke, Peter N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood culture; Candida; Candidemia; Polymicrobial blood culture; Polymicrobial candidemia

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD FLOW; CANDIDA; CANDIDEMIA; FUNGAL STRAIN; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CULTURE MEDIA; FUNGEMIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE;

EID: 36549025999     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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