Candidemia among adults in Soweto, South Africa, 1990-2007

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Kreusch, Adrian ^a   Karstaedt, Alan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adults; Africa; Candidemia; HIV; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDEMIA; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891372241     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.02.010     Document Type: Article

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