Thrombolytic therapy for management of complicated catheter-related Candida albicans thrombophlebitis

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-63

  Block, A A ^a,d   Thursky, K A ^b,c   Worth, L J ^b,c   Slavin, M A ^b,c  

^a Department of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^c VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

^d DANDENONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antifungal therapy; Candida albicans; Candidiasis; Central venous catheter; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

CASPOFUNGIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; UROKINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDEMIA; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; LUNG CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CANDIDIASIS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; UROKINASE-TYPE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 61849175433     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01867.x     Document Type: Article

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