Successful treatment of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with leukemia--a case report and review of the literature
Candida species is now being increasingly recognised as an important cause of endocarditis especially in immunocompromised patients. A case of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is reported. The child did not have a central venous catheter at any time. T...
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Main Authors: |
Ariffin, H.,
Ariffin, W.,
Tharam, S.,
Omar, A.,
de Bruyne, J.,
Lin, H.P. |
Format: | Article
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Stamford Publishing Pte Ltd / Singapore Medical Association
1999
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