Paecilomyces lilacinus infection in a heart transplant recipient and successful treatment with terbinafine

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1169-1170

  Clark, Nina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG MECHANISM; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032931531     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517769     Document Type: Article

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