Catheter-associated Rhodotorula mucilaginosa fungemia in an immunocompetent host

Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 339-342

  Kim, Hyun Ah ^a   Hyun, Miri ^a   Ryu, Seong Yeol ^a  

^a Dongsan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Catheter associated blood stream infection; Fungemia; Rhodotorula

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; FLUCONAZOLE; LARGE SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT DURATION; UREMIA; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84887540364     PISSN: 20932340     EISSN: 20926448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2013.45.3.339     Document Type: Article

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