Healthcare-associated candidemia - A distinct entity?

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 298-301

  Gulia, Joyti ^a   Aryal, Shambu ^a   Saadlla, Haval ^a   Shorr, Andrew F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Catheter related infections; Infectious diseases

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDEMIA; CATHETER INFECTION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CANDIDIASIS; CROSS INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; CANDIDIASIS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77953497129     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.652     Document Type: Article

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