Scedosporium apiospermum pneumonia after autologous bone marrow transplantation

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 600-603

  Garcia Arata M I ^a   Otero, M J ^a   Zomeno M ^b   De La Figuera, M A ^c   De Las Cuevas, M C ^d   Lopez Brea M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b Clinical Microbiology Dept   (Spain)

^c Haematology Department

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG SURGERY; MYCOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029763386     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01709371     Document Type: Article

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