Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, Absidia corymbifera infection and probable pulmonary aspergillosis in a recipient of orthotopic liver transplantation for end stage liver disease secondary to hepatitis C [1]

Journal of Infection

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-283

  Viscoli, C ^a   Dodi, F ^a   Pellicci, E ^a   Ardizzone, G ^a   Soro, O ^a   Ceppa, P ^a   Nigro, A ^a   Rizzo, F ^a   Valente, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; AZTREONAM; CYCLOSPORIN A; GANCICLOVIR; GENTAMICIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; NYSTATIN; OKT 3; POLYMYXIN B; PREDNISONE; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSIDIA; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION; LETTER; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030741638     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(97)94563-1     Document Type: Letter

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