Aspergillus osteomyelitis of the spine

Spine

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1991, Pages 746-749

  Govender, S ^a   Rajoo, R ^a   Goga, I E ^a   Charles, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

5 Flucytosine; Amphotericin B; Aspergillosis; Discitis; Osteomyelitis; Spine

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCYTOSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; FLUCYTOSINE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OSTEOMYELITIS; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0026010266     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199107000-00010     Document Type: Article

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