Candida albicans spondylodiscitis in an immunocompetent patient

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 221-222

  Joshi, Tapan N ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DELIRIUM; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; KYPHOSIS; LETTER; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 84864477583     PISSN: 09763147     EISSN: 09763155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-3147.98261     Document Type: Letter

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