Incidence and significance of Aspergillus cultures following liver and kidney transplantation

Transplantation

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 666-669

  Brown Jr , Robert S ^a,b   Lake, John R ^a   Katzman, Brian A ^a   Ascher, Nancy L ^a   Somberg, Kenneth A ^a   Emond, Jean C ^a   Roberts, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRAIN BIOPSY; CHILD; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; CHILD; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029935101     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199602270-00029     Document Type: Article

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