Aspergillus infection in single and double lung transplant recipients

Transplantation

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 915-919

  Westney, Gloria E ^c,e   Kesten, Steven ^a   De Hoyos, Alberto ^d,e   Chapparro, Cecilia ^a   Winton, Timothy ^a   Maurer, Janet R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS, ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY; ASPERGILLUS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITRACONAZOLE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030005016     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199603270-00013     Document Type: Article

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