Amphotericin B treatment of fungemia due to unusual pathogens in neutropenic patients: Report of two cases

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 427-430

  Fanci, R ^a,b   Pecile, P ^a,b   Martinez, R L ^a   Fabbri, A ^a   Nicoletti, P ^b  

^a Department of Hematology ^*  (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Fungal infection; Neutropenic patient

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMIPENEM; TENIPOSIDE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NEUTROPENIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PNEUMONIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHODOTORULA; TRICHOSPORON BEIGELII;

EID: 0031436957     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.1997.9.6.427     Document Type: Article

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