Infections due to Candida haemulonii: species identification, antifungal susceptibility and outcomes

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-88

  Ruan, Sheng Yuan ^a   Kuo, Yao Wen ^a   Huang, Chun Ta ^a   Hsiue, Han Chung ^b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Candida haemulonii; Identification; Susceptibility; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CEFMETAZOLE; ECHINOCANDIN; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIPENEM; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; MICAFUNGIN; POSACONAZOLE; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 18S; VORICONAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA HAEMULONII; CANDIDEMIA; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; GENES, RRNA; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70849137081     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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