Invasive infection in an acute myeloblastic leukemia patient due to triazole-resistant Candida tropicalis

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 291-293

  de Carvalho Parahym, Ana Maria Rabelo ^a   da Silva, Carolina Maria ^a   Leão, Mariele Porto Carneiro ^a   Macario, Michele Chianca ^a   Filho, Gustavo Antônio da Trindade Meira Henriques ^b   de Oliveira, Neiva Tinti ^a   Neves, Rejane Pereira ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b Hospital de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Pernambuco HEMOPE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility; Candida tropicalis; Invasive candidiasis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIDULAFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; TRIAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CASE REPORT; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 80053908977     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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