Slime production by clinical isolates of Blastoschizomyces capitatus from patients with hematological malignancies and catheter-related fungemia

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 787-789

  D'Antonio, D ^a   Parruti, G ^a   Pontieri, E ^b   Di Bonaventura, G ^c   Manzoli, L ^c   Sferra, R ^b   Vetuschi, A ^b   Piccolomini, R ^c   Romano, F ^c   Staniscia, T ^c  

^a SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BLASTOSCHIZOMYCES CAPITATUS; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

BIOFILMS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FUNGEMIA; GEOTRICHUM; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; TRICHOSPORON;

EID: 8744298139     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1207-4     Document Type: Article

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