Catheter-associated fungemia due to Wangiella (Exophiala) dermatitidis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1011-1013

  Nachman, Sharon ^a   Alpan, Oral ^a   Malowitz, Ronald ^a   Spitzer, Eric D ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE;

AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; EXOPHIALA; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029927532     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.4.1011-1013.1996     Document Type: Article

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