Asymptomatic fungemia caused by Acremonium sp associated with colonization of a central venous catheter (CVC);Fungemia asintomática causada por Acremonium sp asociada a colonización de catéter venoso central (CVC)

Gaceta Medica de Mexico

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 193-196

  Cornejo Juárez, Patricia ^a   Velásquez Acosta, Consuelo ^a   Martínez Roque, Victoria ^a   Rangel Cordero, Andrea ^b   Volkow Fernández, Patricia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acremonium sp; Fungemia; Long indwelling non tunneled central venous catheter; Total parenteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ACREMONIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; AGED; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSIS;

ACREMONIUM; ADULT; AGED; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38449088876     PISSN: 00163813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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