Fungaemia due to Cryptococcus laurentii and a review of non-neoformans cryptococcaemia

Mycoses

Volumn 41, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 277-280

  Johnson, L B ^a   Bradley, Suzanne F ^a   Kauffman, Carol A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcaemia; Cryptococcus laurentii; Non neoformans cryptococci

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEUTROPENIA; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 0031775512     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1998.tb00338.x     Document Type: Article

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