Infection due to Absidia corymbifera in a patient with a massive crush trauma of the foot

Journal of Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-192

  Scalise, A ^a   Barchiesi, F ^a   Viviani, M A ^b   Arzeni, D ^a   Bertani, A ^a   Scalise, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; KETOCONAZOLE;

ABSIDIA; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRUSH TRAUMA; FOOT INJURY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; MALE; MYCOSIS;

EID: 0032978450     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(99)90250-5     Document Type: Article

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