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Recommendations for the diagnosis of candidemia in Latin America. Latin America Invasive Mycosis Network.
Revista iberoamericana de micologia - 1 Jan 2000
Colombo Arnaldo Lopes, Cortes Jorge Alberto, Zurita Jeannete, Guzman-Blanco Manuel, Alvarado Matute Tito, de Queiroz Telles Flavio, Santolaya María E, Tiraboschi Iris Nora, Echevarría Juan, Sifuentes Jose, Thompson-Moya Luis, Nucci Marcio
Abstract excerpt
Candidemia is one of the most frequent opportunistic mycoses worldwide. Limited epidemiological studies in Latin America indicate that incidence rates are higher in this region than in the Northern Hemisphere. Diagnosis is often made late in the infection, affecting the initiation of antifungal therapy. A more scientific approach, based on specific parameters, for diagnosis and management of candidemia in Latin...
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