Primary renal mucormycosis

Urology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 900-903

  Lussier, Nathalie ^a   Laverdière, Michel ^a   Weiss, Karl ^a   Poirier, Louise ^a   Schick, Erik ^b  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Division of Urology   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NETILMICIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY INFECTION; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS;

EID: 0031791986     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00287-8     Document Type: Article

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