Paecilomyces lilacinus fungemia in an adult bone marrow transplant recipient

Medical Mycology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-60

  Chan Tack, K M ^a   Thio, C L ^a   Miller, N S ^a   Karp, C L ^a,c   Ho, C ^b   Merz, William G ^a,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungemia; Paecilomyces lilacinus

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B CHOLESTEROL SULFATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; FLUCYTOSINE; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILL; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PSEUDOMONAS; RIGOR; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ADULT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; PAECILOMYCES;

FUNGI; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0032983459     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-280X.1999.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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