Candida colonization in intensive care unit patients' urine

Candida colonization in intensive care unit patients' urine

The objective of this study was to identify possible predisposing factors for candiduria in intensive care unit (ICU) patients from Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil, during one year. Urine samples from 153 ICU patients were obtained by catheterization on admissio...

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Main Authors: Xisto Sena Passos, Werther Souza Sales, Patrícia Jackeline Maciel, Carolina Rodrigues Costa, Karla Carvalho Miranda, Janine de Aquino Lemos, Miranildes de Abreu Batista, Maria do Rosário Rodrigues Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2005-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
nosocomial infections
predisposing factors
intensive care unit
Candida spp.
Brazil
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