urinary tract infection with candida glabrata in a patient with spinal cord injury
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candida glabrata was thought to be a primarily non-pathogenic organism. however, with the ever-increasing population of immunocompromised individuals, it is considered to be an opportunistic pathogen. patients with spinal cord injuries often using a long-term urinary catheter and are high risk for urinary tract infections. this case report describes a patient with spinal cord injury (thoracic region) with a pure culture of candida glabrata in a urine sample.
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Urinary Tract Infection with Candida glabrata in a Patient with Spinal Cord Injury.
Candida glabrata was thought to be a primarily non-pathogenic organism. However, with the ever-increasing population of immunocompromised individuals, it is considered to be an opportunistic pathogen. Patients with spinal cord injuries often using a long-term urinary catheter and are high risk for Urinary Tract Infections. This case report describes a patient with spinal cord injury (thoracic r...
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acta medica iranicaجلد ۵۳، شماره ۸، صفحات ۵۱۶-۵۱۷
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