Disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection: A report of five cases in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 605-609

  Kurup, Asok ^a   Leo, Y S ^b   Tan, A L ^b   Wong, S Y ^b  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

HIV; Penicillium marneffei; Singapore; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; CASE REPORT; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALAYSIA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSIS; PENICILLIUM; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; THAILAND; TRAVEL;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CHINA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PENICILLIUM; SINGAPORE; THAILAND; TRAVEL;

EID: 0033163829     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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