Fatal Scedosporium prolificans infection in a leukemic patient

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 460-464

  Feltkamp, M C W ^a   Kersten, M J ^a   Van Der Lelie, J ^a   Burggraaf, J D ^a   De Hoog, G S ^b   Kuijper, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYTARABINE; FLUCONAZOLE; IDARUBICIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW DEPRESSION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCEDOSPORIUM PROLIFICANS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NODULE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DERMATOMYCOSES; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; MALE; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS;

EID: 0030878572     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02471912     Document Type: Article

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