Evaluation of the relationship between Candida albicans colonization indices and presence of specific antibodies in non-neutropenic intensive care unit patients;Nötropenik olmayan yoǧun bakιm hastalarιnda Candida albicans kolonizasyon indeksi ve özgül antikor yanιtι arasιndaki ilişkinin irdelenmesi

Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 253-259

  Eren, Ayşe ^a   Aydoǧan, Sibel ^a   Kalkanci, Ayşe ^a   Kuştimur, Semra ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibody; Candida; Colonizaifon; Colonization index; Intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CROSS INFECTION; FUNGEMIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 38549132043     PISSN: 03749096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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