Phaeohyphomycotic soft tissue disease caused by pleurophomopsis lignicola in a kidney transplant patient

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 699-703

  Farina, C ^a   Punithaligham, E ^b   Ruggenenti, P ^a   Goglio, A ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b CABI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CEFTAZIDIME; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030763665     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-8-699     Document Type: Article

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