Kodamaea ohmeri fungaemia successfully treated with caspofungin

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 98-99

  Chiu, Chun Hsiang ^a   Wang, Ying Chuan ^a   Shang, Shih Ta ^b   Chang, Feng Yee ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAOYUAN ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DUODENUM PERFORATION; DUODENUM ULCER; FEVER; FUNGEMIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE SURGERY; KODAMAEA OHMERI; LETTER; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEPTIC ULCER; PICHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ECHINOCANDINS; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; SACCHAROMYCETALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70849087798     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.09.010     Document Type: Letter

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