Arthroconidia in coccidioidoma: Case report and literature review

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-35

  Nosanchuk, Joshua D ^a   Snedeker, Jeffrey ^b   Nosanchuk, Jerome S ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Medical and Veterinary Colleges ^*  (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; SILVER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; MICROSCOPY; MYCOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031796074     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(98)90092-3     Document Type: Article

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