Disseminated aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus ustus in a patient following allogeneic peripheral stem cell transplantation

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3713-3717

  Iwen, Peter C ^a   Rupp, Mark E ^a   Bishop, Michael R ^a   Rinaldi, Michael G ^b,c   Sutton, Deanna A ^b   Tarantolo, Stefano ^a   Hinrichs, Steven H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; GANCICLOVIR; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS USTUS; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ASPERGILLUS USTUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; FUNGI;

EID: 0031755655     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.12.3713-3717.1998     Document Type: Article

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