Candida spp. other than Candida albicans: A major cause of fungaemia in a tertiary care centre

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 405-407

  Shivaprakasha, S ^a   Radhakrishnan, K ^a   Karim, Pms ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Candida spp; Candida tropicalis; Candidaemia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA PELLICULOSA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CATHETER; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEONATOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VENTILATOR;

EID: 37549039800     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.37350     Document Type: Article

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