Catheter-related septicemia due to Aureobasidium pullulans

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Huang, Yu Tsung ^a,b   Liaw, Shwu Jen ^b   Liao, Chun Hsing ^a   Yang, Jia Ling ^b   Lai, Dar Ming ^b   Lee, Yung Chie ^b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^b  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL RNA; GENTAMICIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SULTAMICILLIN; TIMENTIN;

ANAMNESIS; AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EMPYEMA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; FEVER; HUMAN; LETTER; METASTASIS; MICROSCOPY; MYCOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; SEPTICEMIA; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ASCOMYCOTA; BLOOD; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 54849442065     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.02.004     Document Type: Letter

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