Epidemiological changes with potential implication for antifungal prescription recommendations for fungaemia: Data from a nationwide fungaemia surveillance programme

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Arendrup, M C ^a   Dzajic, E ^b,c   Jensen, R H ^a   Johansen, H K ^d   Kjaeldgaard P ^e   Knudsen, J D ^f   Kristensen, L ^g   Leitz, C ^h   Lemming, L E ⁱ   Nielsen, L ^j   Olesen, B ^k   Rosenvinge, F S ^l   Roder B L ^m   Schonheyder H C ⁿ  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b ESBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^e Sonderborg Hospital   (Denmark)

^f Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^g HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^h VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

ⁱ AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^j GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^k HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^l ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^m SLAGELSE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

ⁿ AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

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Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Anidulafungin; Antifungals; Candida; Candidaemia; Caspofungin; Epidemiology; Fluconazole; Itraconazole; Posaconazole; Susceptibility; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIDULAFUNGIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ECHINOCANDIN; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 84880509446     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12212     Document Type: Article

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