Candidemia epidemiology and susceptibility profile in the largest Brazilian teaching hospital complex

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 441-448

  Motta, Adriana Lopes ^a   de Almeida, Gisele Madeira Duboc ^a   de Almeida Jr , João Nóbrega ^a   Burattini, Marcelo Nascimento ^a   Rossi, Flávia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility profi le; Azoles; Candida antifungal agents; Candida epidemiology; Candida etest; Candida spp; Candidemia; Susceptibility testing

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDEMIA; CHILD; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 78951485146     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702010000500004     Document Type: Article

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