Renal invasive aspergilloma: Unusual infection in AIDS

Journal of Infection

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-63

  Fiteni, I ^a,b   Crusells, J ^a   Cuesta, J ^a   Letona, S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; KIDNEY INFECTION; MALE; MYCOSIS; NEPHRECTOMY; NEUTROPENIA; PANCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0029738201     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(96)92852-2     Document Type: Article

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