Fungemia in a university hospital: an epidemiological approach

INTRODUCTION: Fungemia corresponds to the isolation of fungi in the bloodstream and occurs mostly in immunosuppressed patients. The early diagnosis and treatment of these infections are relevant given the serious threat to the affected patients and possible spread to other organs, often becoming fat...

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Main Authors: Fabíola Maria Marques do Couto, Daniele Patrícia Cerqueira Macedo, Rejane Pereira Neves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000600018&lng=en&tlng=en