Candidal thrombophlebitis of central veins: Case report and review

Medical Mycology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 299-304

  Caccese, Roberta ^a   Carfagna, Paolo ^a   Pistilli, Norma ^a   Massetti, Anna Paola ^b   Falcone, Marco ^b   Venditti, Mario ^b  

^a SAN GIOVANNI ADDOLORATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antifungal therapy; Candida albicans; Candidiasis; Central veins thrombophlebitis; Central venous catheter

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ANIDULAFUNGIN; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; METRONIDAZOLE; SULBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANDIDEMIA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VEIN; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; COLON RESECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY CANCER; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEPHRECTOMY; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 84858429335     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2011.604046     Document Type: Review

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