Geotrichum capitatum infection in a neutropenic patient. Case report and literature review;Infection a Geotrichum capitatum chez un patient neutropenique. A propos d'un cas et revue de la litterature

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 431-433

  Fouassier, Marc ^a,d   Joly, D ^a   Cambon, M ^b   Peigue Lafeuille, H ^c   Condat, P ^a  

^a CENTRE JEAN PERRIN   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^c SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Geotrichum capitatum; Leukemia; Neutropenia; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FUSIDIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN; ITRACONAZOLE;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; FUNGUS CULTURE; GEOTRICHUM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; PROGNOSIS; SEPSIS; ACUTE DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG COMBINATION; FATALITY; GEOTRICHOSIS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEUKEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FLUCYTOSINE; GEOTRICHOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; ITRACONAZOLE; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPENIA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS;

EID: 0032104157     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-8663(98)80868-0     Document Type: Article

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