Effect of Isolation of Candida Species from Respiratory Specimens on Prognosis
Articles > Article · 2011
Authors: Mehmet Sezai TAŞBAKAN, Yelda Ceviker, Özen KAÇMAZ BAŞOĞLU, Dilek Metin, Senay Citim, Pinar Taskiranlar, Süleyha HİLMİOĞLU POLAT, Alev GÜRGÜN, FEZA BACAKOĞLU
TURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2011, vol 12, pp 153-157
DOI: 10.5152/ttd.2011.35
Summary
Objective: Candida species are often isolated from respiratory specimens of patients with a history of long duration of hospitalization, immunosuppression, diabetes, alcoholism, history of wide spectrum antibiotic or corticosteroid usage. The aim of this retrospective study is to investigate the effect of isolation of Candida species from respiratory specimens on prognosis.