Prevalence of candiduria in diabetic patients attending Gondar University Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia

Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 102-107

  Yismaw, Gizachew ^a   Asrat, Daniel ^b   Woldeamanuel, Yimtubezinash ^b   Unakal, Chandrashekhar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Candida; Diabetes mellitus; Ethiopia; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDURIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875163023     PISSN: 17358582     EISSN: 17358604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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