Intraabdominal abscess related fungaemia caused by rhodotorula glutinis in a non-neutropenic cancer patient

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 62-64

  Diktas, H ^a   Gulec, B ^b   Baylan, O ^b   Oncul, O ^b   Turhan, V ^b   Acar, A ^b   Gorenek, L ^b  

^a Kyrenia Military Hospital   (Turkey)

^b GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abscess; Adenocarcinoma; Blood; Fungaemia; Rhodotorula

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFOPERAZONE PLUS SULBACTAM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; FUNGEMIA; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; PARTIAL GASTRECTOMY; RHODOTORULA GLUTINIS; RISK FACTOR; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADENOCARCINOMA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; RHODOTORULA; STOMACH TUMOR;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADENOCARCINOMA; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RHODOTORULA; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879522892     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/ACB.68.1.2062723     Document Type: Article

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