Fungemia Caused by Yarrowia lipolytica

Mycopathologia

Volumn 179, Issue 5-6, 2015, Pages 437-445

  Trabelsi, H ^a   Chtara, K ^b   Khemakhem, N ^a   Neji S ^a   Cheikhrouhou, F ^a   Sellami, H ^a   Guidara, R ^a   Makni, F ^a   Bouaziz, M ^b   Ayadi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Candidemia; Emergent yeast; Intensive care unit; Yarrowia lipolytica

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNISIA; YARROWIA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNISIA; YARROWIA;

EID: 84939941530     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: 15730832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-015-9859-4     Document Type: Article

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