Nosocomial candiduria: Etiology and prevalence of its causal agents in Paroissien Hospital;Candiduria nosocomial: Etiología y prevalencia de sus agentes causales en el Hospital Paroissien

Acta Bioquimica Clinica Latinoamericana

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 705-709

  Mónaco, Liliana Silvia ^a   Bosio, Oscar ^b   Bava, Amadeo Javier ^c  

^a Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos Dr Diego Paroissien   (Argentina)

^b Servicio de Clinica Medica de Hospital Nacional Professor Dr Alejandro Posadas   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Candida tropicalis; Candiduria; Mycoses; Urinary infections

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

EID: 79953898832     PISSN: 03252957     EISSN: 03252957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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