Fatal Chaetomium cerebritis in a bone marrow transplant patient

Human Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 874-879

  Thomas, Chinnamma ^a   Mileusnic, Darinka ^a   Carey, Roberta B ^a   Kampert, Mitchell ^a   Anderson, Douglas ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplant; Brain; Chaetomium; Opportunistic infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHAETOMIUM; ENCEPHALITIS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION RISK; MALE;

EID: 0032792277     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(99)90152-1     Document Type: Article

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