Outcomes of intra-abdominal fungal vs. bacterial infections in severe acute pancreatitis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2065-2070

  Vege, Santhi Swaroop ^a   Gardner, Timothy B ^a,b   Chari, Suresh T ^a   Baron, Todd H ^a   Clain, Jonathan E ^a   Pearson, Randall K ^a   Petersen, Bret T ^a   Farnell, Michael B ^a   Sarr, Michael G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PANCREATITIS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY INFECTION; SEVER ACUTE PANCREATITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68349148358     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.280     Document Type: Article

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