Disseminated infection due to Bipolaris australiensis in a young immunocompetent man: Case report and review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 311-313

  Flanagan, K L ^a   Bryceson, A D M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL MASS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMMON BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG HILUS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAKISTAN; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0030857701     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514528     Document Type: Article

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