Disseminated Blastoschizomyces capitatus infection in acute myeloblastic leukaemia: Report of three cases

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 291-293

  Sanz, Miguel A ^a   López, Francisca ^a   Martínez, María L ^a   Sanz, Guillermo F ^a   Martínez, Jesús A ^a   Martín, Guillermo ^a   Gobernado, Miguel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute leukaemia; Blastoschizomyces capitatus; Fungal infection; Immunocompromised

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; REVIEW;

ADULT; BLASTOMYCOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS;

EID: 0030186575     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01358882     Document Type: Article

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