Candida dubliniensis spondylodiscitis in an immunocompetent patient. Case report and review of the literature

Medical Mycology Case Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-7

  Oksi, Jarmo ^a,b   Finnilä, Taru ^a   Hohenthal, Ulla ^a   Rantakokko Jalava, Kaisu ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Candida dubliniensis; Candida spp.; Invasive fungal disease; Spondylodiscitis; Vertebral osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CORTICOSTEROID; FENTANYL; FLUCONAZOLE; MIDAZOLAM; NORADRENALIN; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CASE REPORT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84890017304     PISSN: 22117539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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