Fungemia Associated with Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: Case Reports

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 763-765

  Bagdasarian, Natasha G ^a   Malani, Anurag N ^a,b   Pagani, Francis D ^c   Malani, Preeti N ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Saint Joseph Mercy Health System   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HEALTH CARE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGEMIA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449479753     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00919.x     Document Type: Article

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