Nonsurgical cure of isolated cerebral mucormycosis in an intravenous drug user

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 598-599

  Blazquez R ^a   Pinedo, A ^a   Cosin J ^a   Miralles, P ^a   Lacruz, C ^a   Bouza, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MUCORMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029790547     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01709370     Document Type: Article

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