Central venous catheter infection associated with Pseudozyma aphidis in a child with short gut syndrome

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 516-518

  Lin, Shau Shau ^a   Pranikoff, Thomas ^a   Smith, Shani F ^a   Brandt, Mary E ^b   Gilbert, Kemery ^a   Palavecino, Elizabeth L ^a   Shetty, Avinash K ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HETEROBASIDIOMYCETES; HUMAN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOZYMA APHIDIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME;

EID: 42149169650     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47563-0     Document Type: Article

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