Phaeohyphomycosis following cardiac surgery: Case report and review of serious infection due to Bipolaris and Exserohilum species

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 921-923

  Pauzner, Rachel ^a   Goldschmied Reouven, Anna ^b   Hay, Ilan ^b   Vered, Zvi ^b   Ziskind, Zvi ^b   Hassin, Nadia ^b   Farfel, Zvi ^b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MYCOSIS; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030795149     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/597638     Document Type: Article

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