Pattern of Candida isolates in hospitalized children

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 858-860

  Saha, Rumpa ^a   Das Das, Shukla ^a   Kumar, Ashwani ^a   Kaur, Iqbal R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Candidemia; Non albicans candida

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDEMIA; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; INFANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 51349102601     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0159-6     Document Type: Article

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