Paecilomyces sinusitis in an immunocompromised adult patient: Case report and review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 391-393

  Gucalp, R ^a   Carlisle, P ^b   Gialanella, P ^b   Mitsudo, S ^b   McKitrick, J ^b   Dutcher, J ^b  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYTARABINE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; PACLITAXEL;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; ASPERGILLUS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPHOMYCETES; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0029789926     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.2.391     Document Type: Article

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