Systemic Penicillium marneffei Infection in a German AIDS Patient

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 256-259

  Sobottka, I ^a   Albrecht, H ^a   Mack, D ^a   Stellbrink, H J ^a   Van Lunzen, J ^a   Tintelnot, K ^b   Laufs, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; MYCOSIS; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOSES; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 0030003595     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01591368     Document Type: Article

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