Primary invasive cutaneous Microsporum canis infections in immunocompromised patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 460-462

  King, D ^a,c   Cheever, L W ^a   Hood, A ^a,d   Horn, T D ^a   Rinaldi, M G ^b   Merz, W G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c ST AGNES HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION RISK; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MICROSPORUM CANIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; VIRULENCE;

CANIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MICROSPORUM CANIS;

EID: 0030050576     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.2.460-462.1996     Document Type: Article

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