Geotrichum capitatum fungaemia: An unusual pathogen in critically-ill- related infections

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 685-687

  Nedel, W L ^a   Moraes, V D ^a   Falci, D R ^a   Pasqualotto, A C ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; BRAZIL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIPODASCUS CAPITATUS; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MORTALITY; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; GEOTRICHOSIS; GEOTRICHUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84885407473     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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