Invasive candidiasis in non-hematological patients

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Mikulska, Malgorzata ^a   Bassetti, Matteo ^a   Ratto, Sandra ^a   Viscoli, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ECHINOCANDIN; FLUCONAZOLE; PLACEBO; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN INFECTION; CANDIDA; CANDIDEMIA; CANDIDIASIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS; LENGTH OF STAY; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 79952354607     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20353006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4084/MJHID.2011.007     Document Type: Review

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