Invasive mold sinusitis: 17 cases in immunocompromised patients and review of the literature

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1178-1184

  Iwen, Peter C ^a   Rupp, Mark E ^b   Hinrichs, Steven H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEUKEMIA; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOPUS; SINUSITIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0031011398     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513662     Document Type: Article

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