Penicillium marneffei infection in a Swedish HIV-infected immunodeficient narcotic addict

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 320-322

  Julander, Inger ^a   Petrini, Björn ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MYCOSIS; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; THAILAND;

EID: 0030850779     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549709019055     Document Type: Article

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