Recovery of fluconazole sensitive Candida ciferrii in a diabetic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient presenting with pneumonia

Lung India

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 338-340

  Saha, Kaushik ^a   Sit, Niranjan Kr ^b   Maji, Arnab ^b   Jash, Debraj ^b  

^a BURDWAN MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NRS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Candida ciferrii; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; fluconazole sensitive; pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; AZITHROMYCIN; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; FLUCONAZOLE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE PLUS SALBUTAMOL; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA CIFERRII; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG COMPLICATION; PULMONARY CANDIDIASIS;

EID: 84889665518     PISSN: 09702113     EISSN: 0974598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.120614     Document Type: Article

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