Epidemiology of candida bloodstream infections in a tertiary care institute in India

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-172

  Kothari, A ^a   Sagar, V ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANDIDA; CANDIDEMIA; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; INDIA; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 65449154788     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.49440     Document Type: Letter

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