Candidemia in the intensive care unit: Miles to go before we sleep

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 884-885

  Pappas, Peter G ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

candidemia; ICU

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE;

BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDA; CANDIDEMIA; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79953230519     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31820f710b     Document Type: Editorial

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