Frequency of Candiduria in patients hospitalized in intensive care units

Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 228-234

  Johezepanahi, M ^a   Mobaien, A R ^a   Karami, A ^a   Ahadi, S ^a  

^a ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Candidiasis; Intensive care unit; Urinary catheterization; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDURIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; URINALYSIS; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 79958842034     PISSN: 10239510     EISSN: 20082843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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