International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 701-706 , November 2009

Bladder irrigation with amphotericin B and fungal urinary tract infection—systematic review with meta-analysis

  • Felipe Francisco Tuon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 255, 4 andar. Sala 4028 – ICHC, Cerqueira Cesar, CEP 05403-010, São Paulo, Brazil
    • Clinic of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Hospital Universitário Evangelico de Curitiba, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55 11 30696530; fax: +55 11 30697508.
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  • Valdir Sabbaga Amato

      Affiliations

    • Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Clinic, Hospital das Clínicas, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Sergio Ricardo Penteado Filho

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Hospital Universitário Evangelico de Curitiba, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

Received 24 April 2008 ,Revised 8 September 2008 ,Accepted 20 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.10.012

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 701-706 , November 2009

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