Rare fatal simultaneous mould infection of the lung caused by Aspergillus flavus and the basidiomycete Coprinus sp. in a leukemic patient

Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-69

  Nenoff, P ^a   Friedrich, T ^a   Schwenke, H ^a   Mierzwa, M ^a   Horn, L C ^a   Haustein, U F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus; Coprinus; Fatal infection; Leukemia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CASE REPORT; COPRINUS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; COPRINUS; POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0031058180     PISSN: 02681218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681219780000901     Document Type: Article

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