Infection due to Penicillium marneffei, an emerging pathogen: Review of 155 reported cases

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 125-130

  Duong, Tuan Anh ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b 205 South Henry Unit 2   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE;

AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ANEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0000731618     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.1.125     Document Type: Review

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