Invasive aspergillosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 216-221

  Shetty, Daiva ^a   Giri, Neelam ^a   Gonzalez, Corina E ^a   Pizzo, Philip A ^a   Walsh, Thomas J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; amphotericin B; aspergillosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031042103     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199702000-00010     Document Type: Article

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