Quantitation of Candida CFU in initial positive blood cultures

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2879-2883

  Pfeiffer, Christopher D ^a   Samsa, Gregory P ^a   Schell, Wiley A ^a   Reller, L Barth ^a   Perfect, John R ^a   Alexander, Barbara D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCYTOSINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDA; CANDIDEMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; PATHOGEN LOAD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; CANDIDA; CANDIDEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE;

CANDIDA;

EID: 79960950113     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00609-11     Document Type: Article

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