Significance of the isolation of Candida species from airway samples in critically ill patients: A prospective, autopsy study

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1526-1531

  Meersseman, W ^a   Lagrou, K ^a   Spriet, I ^a   Maertens, J ^a   Verbeken, E ^a   Peetermans, W E ^a   Van Wijngaerden, E ^a  

^a NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Candida; Intensive care unit; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PULMONARY CANDIDIASIS; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE;

AGED; AUTOPSY; BRONCHI; CANDIDA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 68949202337     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-009-1482-8     Document Type: Article

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