Invasive sinusitis and cerebritis due to Curvularia clavata in an immunocompetent adult

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 687-689

  Ebright, John R ^a,b,c   Chandrasekar, P H ^a,b   Marks, Steven ^a,b   Fairfax, Marilynn R ^a,b   Aneziokoro, Anezi ^a,b   McGinnis, Michael R ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Henry Ford Health System Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CURVULARIA CLAVATA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0032975483     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517220     Document Type: Article

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