Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 11-17 , March 2008

The clinical significance of Candida colonization of respiratory tract secretions in critically ill patients

  • Marie-Soleil Delisle

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Québec, Québec, Canada
    • ,
  • David R. Williamson

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • ,
  • Marc M. Perreault

      Affiliations

    • Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Centre Universitaire de Santé McGill, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • ,
  • Martin Albert

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • ,
  • Xuran Jiang

      Affiliations

    • Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Daren K. Heyland

      Affiliations

    • Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +613 549 6666x3339, fax: +1 613 548 1351.

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☆ This study was supported by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Physicians' Services Incorporated of Ontario, and by unrestricted grants from AstraZeneca, Bayer, and Merck Frosst.

PII: S0883-9441(08)00019-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.01.005

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 11-17 , March 2008

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