Deep infections caused by scedosporium prolificans a report on 16 cases in spain and a review of the literature

Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 256-265

  Berenguer, Juan ^a   Juan, L ^b   Richard, Carlos ^b   Alvarez, Marîa ^c   Sanz, Miguel A ^d   Gaztelurrutia, Lourdes ^e   Ayats, Josefina ^f   Martinez Suarez, Joaquin V ^d  

^a Scedosporium Prolificans Spanish Study Group   (Spain)

^b Servicio de Microbiologfa Clínica Y Enfermedades Infecciosas

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN;

EID: 0030797578     PISSN: 00257974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005792-199707000-00004     Document Type: Article

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